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Games like Mario vs. Donkey Kong

Games like Mario vs. Donkey Kong

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  1. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 100 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 40 reviews

    Kirby is back in this new title coming to the Nintendo Switch console in HD. Recruit enemies as helpers, use Kirby copy abilities such as Sword, Fire and Water, and join forces with up to three friends for a different kind of team-up action. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kirby Star Allies.

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  2. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    87% User Score Based on 2,811 reviews
    Critic Score 88%Based on 17 reviews

    The Glade of Dreams is in trouble once again! The nightmares multiplied and spread, creating new monsters even more terrifying than before! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rayman Legends.

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  3. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    84% User Score Based on 2,451 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 9 reviews

    Buy Sackboy: A Big Adventure for PS4 and PS5. Take Sackboy on an epic 3D platforming adventure with your friends. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sackboy: A Big Adventure.

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  4. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    94% User Score Based on 376 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 4 reviews

    Marsupilami: Hoobadventure - Tropical Edition includes: - Base Game - 2 Sticker Sheets - 1 Double-sided Door Hanger If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Marsupilami: Hoobadventure.

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  5. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    86% User Score Based on 608 reviews

    Oozi: Earth Adventure is a classic 2D platformer with old school gameplay - no puzzles, no punishment, just 100% pure classic platforming fun! Its most prominent features are HD visuals and beautiful hand-drawn art, but despite its visual style, it’s a good fit for all kinds of gamers! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oozi: Earth Adventure.

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  6. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    96% User Score Based on 178 reviews
    Critic Score 84%Based on 32 reviews

    NO MISSION IS TOO BIG FOR THE TINY PIKMIN! WHAT'S NEW? Whether you’ve played Pikmin 3 on Wii U or it’s your first venture on planet “PNF-404”, Pikmin 3 Deluxe comes packed with exciting new modes and features: - 2P co-op: Journey through the main story in two player co-op* on the same console! - New adventures: Go it alone or team up with a friend to take on brand new prologue and epilogue sto… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pikmin 3 Deluxe.

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  7. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    79% User Score Based on 567 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Shuggy has just inherited a castle full of goblins, ghouls, zombies, and robots. Help him clear out over 100 rooms to make his new home liveable again! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Adventures of Shuggy.

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  8. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    95% User Score Based on 3,970 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 35 reviews

    N++ is a fast-paced, action-packed puzzle platformer set in the distant future. You play as a ninja -- darting through obstacles, narrowly evading a slew of inadvertently homicidal enemy robots, and collecting gold in a minimalist, sci-fi world. You know, traditional ninja stuff. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to N++ (NPLUSPLUS).

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  9. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 446 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 10 reviews

    Super Lucky’s Tale is a delightful, playground platformer for all ages that follows Lucky, the ever-optimistic and lovable hero, on his quest to find his inner strength and help his beloved sister rescue the Book of Ages from the nefarious Jinx. Head back to the era of classic platformers with challenges players of all skill levels and all ages can enjoy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Lucky's Tale.

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  11. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    94% User Score Based on 604 reviews

    Join Lucky on his thrilling journey through the Book of Ages, a magical artifact that opens doors to amazing worlds. Meet new friends, explore exciting lands, and recover the missing pages from the evil sorcerer Jinx and his villainous family, the dreaded Kitty Litter. • Featuring a huge variety of gameplay, from expansive 3D arenas, to side-scrolling levels, rewarding mini-games, mind-bending pu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to New Super Lucky's Tale.

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  13. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 638 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 4 reviews

    Poi is a 3D adventure platformer throwback to the 90s era of classic platforming games. Explore big worlds, compete in challenge levels, meet quirky characters and pull off classic platforming feats on a journey to become a Master Explorer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Poi.

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  14. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 9,804 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 48 reviews

    Buy Crash Bandicoot N Sane Trilogy on PS4. Play as Crash or his sister Coco and bound, spin, and even motorcycle your way through three mad-cap adventures. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy.

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  15. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 966 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    Roll, bounce, boost, and blast your way to victory in Marble It Up! Ultra - the ultimate marble platformer. Chase the records of your friends and the world's best players through a vast campaign - or face them head-on in thrilling multiplayer mayhem. Get ready to roll! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Marble It Up! Ultra.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 4,036 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 7 reviews

    Trine is a physics-based action game where three characters allow clever solutions to challenges created by hazardous puzzles and threatening enemies. The gameplay is based on fully interactive physics – each character's different abilities and tactics can be used to invent new ways to overcome obstacles and save the kingdom. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trine.

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  18. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, character development
    98% User Score Based on 180 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 46 reviews

    Wishes can come true in Super Mario RPG on Nintendo Switch! Team up with an oddball group of heroes to save Star Road and stop the troublemaking Smithy Gang. This colourful RPG has updated graphics and cinematics that add even more charm to the unexpected alliance between Mario, Bowser, Peach, and original characters Mallow and Geno! Enter this world of eccentric allies and offbeat enemies in an … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Mario RPG.

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  20. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 9,206 reviews
    Critic Score 89%Based on 23 reviews

    Buy Tetris Effect: Connected on PlayStation Store, a sumptuous, rhythmic reinvention of a timeless puzzle classic. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tetris Effect: Connected.

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  21. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    94% User Score Based on 930 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 11 reviews

    Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is a cinematic adventure filled with action-packed platforming and creative puzzle-solving. Armed with only a Magic Marker, Max must confront evil at every turn in a hostile and fantastical world in order to save his kid brother, Felix. Join Max on his great adventure! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.

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  22. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 1,337 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 19 reviews

    The Adventure Pals is an action-packed platform game about friendship, exploration, and riding your best friend Sparkles the giraffe. Mr. B is kidnapping old people and turning them into hot... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Adventure Pals.

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  23. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    94% User Score Based on 606 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Nuclear Blaze is a 2D firefighting game from the creator of Dead Cells, with all the devastating backdrafts, exploding walls and sprinklers you could expect. Fight your way through a mysterious facility and try to keep the blaze under control. As a trained firefighter, you're being air-dropped right in the middle of this hell blaze to investigate and look for survivors. But the unexpected presenc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nuclear Blaze.

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  24. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 345 reviews

    Escape Goat 2 is a puzzle platformer game where you use machinery, the environment, and a friendly mouse to progress through a dungeon. None have overcome the Stronghold of Toragos... will you be the first goat to do so? Escape Goat 2 is the follow-up to the critically-acclaimed 2011 indie game, featuring more than double the content: larger rooms, HD graphics, dynamic lighting, and a host of devi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape Goat 2.

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  26. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 19,114 reviews
    Critic Score 92%Based on 9 reviews

    Shovel Knight is a sweeping classic action adventure game with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic. It's a hot mashup of new and old! You play as the eponymous Shovel Knight, a small knight with a huge quest. Shovel Knight has come to this land with two goals: to defeat the evil Enchantress and quest for his lost beloved. He wields a Shovel Blade: a multipurpos… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shovel Knight.

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  27. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 5,363 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 5 reviews

    Three Heroes survive in countless dangers in a fairy-tale world, with physics-based jigsaw puzzles, beautiful scenery, and cooperative online mode. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trine 2.

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  28. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 9,004 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 29 reviews

    Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FEZ.

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  29. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 5,340 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Experience the most complete Trine ever created! The Trine series returns to the magic of 2.5D with Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince! The three heroes of the best-selling adventure series are back, sent on a quest to retrieve the troubled young Prince Selius. Amadeus the Wizard, Pontius the Knight, and Zoya the Thief are joined together once again on a thrilling quest through fantastical fairytale… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 376 reviews
    Critic Score 93%Based on 2 reviews

    Includes: Base game Too Many Clothes Pack POPUCOM is a multiplayer co-op platform adventure game. As an adventurer, you are summoned to an unknown planet to embark on an exoplanet adventure with your friends. You will face various enemies and use engaging items and techniques to eliminate threats and restore the world to its former glory. Too Many Clothes Pack includes: Hairstyle: Back-Slicked Hai… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to POPUCOM.

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  31. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    81% User Score Based on 1,471 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 13 reviews

    Storybook characters discover a three-dimensional world outside the pages of their book and must jump between 2D & 3D realms to save their friends in this charming action-adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Plucky Squire.

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  32. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 14,670 reviews
    Critic Score 100%Based on 2 reviews

    Escape Simulator is a next-gen escape room experience: pick up and examine everything, move furniture, smash pots and melt locks! Play solo or with a friend to solve cryptic puzzles and riddles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape Simulator.

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  34. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 1,417 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 40 reviews

    Customize your character with 10 items: two hats, four shirts, two pairs of sneakers, and two skins for your Super Monkey Ball! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania.

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  36. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 55,522 reviews

    A Hat in Time is a cute-as-heck 3D platformer featuring a little girl who stitches hats for wicked powers Freely explore giant worlds and recover Time Pieces to travel to new heights If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Hat in Time.

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  37. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 1,380 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 8 reviews

    A comical puzzle platformer where you must die to progress. The bodies you leave behind are your only tools to solve puzzles on your quest to find the Cup of Life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Life Goes On: Done to Death.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    98% User Score Based on 636 reviews

    Bzzzt is a fast-paced 2D platformer highly inspired by games from 80's. You become an artificial intelligence ZX8000 and in your newly obtained robotic body, you must prove your abilities in a series of testing chambers filled with deadly traps. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BZZZT.

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  39. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    97% User Score Based on 102 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 10 reviews

    The Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury game features the same lively co-op gameplay, creative levels and power-ups as the original game, but with added improvements. In the Super Mario 3D World part of the game, characters move faster and the dash powers up more quickly. Both adventures support the newly added Snapshot Mode, pause the action to get the perfect shot, apply filters, and decorate w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury.

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  40. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    80% User Score Based on 1,248 reviews

    You wake up and find a letter from your father. He is gone… The only lead is his old notebook and a mysterious necklace. What happened? Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas combines captivating storytelling, breathtaking 3D visuals and exciting gameplay into one epic action-adventure experience. In the game you explore the islands of Uncharted Seas, a world filled with many dangers, puzzles a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 1,008 reviews

    The Princess of the Flower Kingdom has vanished! She was taken by the Ghulibas of the north, and it is up to brave Zee Tee to rescue her. On his quest, he - and you - will discover the hidden lands behind the peaceful kingdom, and come face to face with secrets that will set you on edge! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to eversion.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 710 reviews

    Nominated as a IGF Seamus McNally Finalist, NightSky is an ambient action-puzzle game that offers a gameplay experience unlike any other—cerebral challenges fill uniquely designed picturesque worlds. The player must maneuver a sphere by using realistic physics to advance; each of these worlds is broken into different areas. The original soundtrack by experimental jazz musician, Chris Schlarb will … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NightSky.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 1,666 reviews

    In Edge players take direct control of the cube and roll their way around the game's dozens of levels. Search for all the prisms and find the shortcuts to improve your times. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EDGE.

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  44. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    95% User Score Based on 3,077 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 29 reviews

    Yoku has arrived on Mokumana and he’s ready for the easy life, soaking up the sun and delivering parcels on a tropical paradise! However, an ancient Island deity is trapped in a restless sleep - and it’s all down to Yoku to traverse the island using a unique blend of pinball mechanics, platforming and open world exploration, in an amazing adventure to help those in need! Flip and bump our pint-siz… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yoku's Island Express.

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  45. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, atmosphere
    97% User Score Based on 165 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 24 reviews

    It's a me... Luigi!! It's time for Luigi to step out from the shadow of his big brother and into the spotlight for the premiere title on Nintendo's next-generation home console, Nintendo GameCube. This creepy game was produced internally at NCL, Kyoto, Japan under the supervision of legendary games producer, Shigeru Miyamoto, and it certainly has all the ingredients to become another Miyamoto cla… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Luigi's Mansion.

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  46. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    93% User Score Based on 101 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

    Go on an adventure in a world packed with secrets helped by your friend, a poulp with many abilities. Explore, solve puzzles, wander across dungeons, blast through races and much more in this game inspired by the best 3D platformers If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Promenade.

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  47. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    74% User Score Based on 1,045 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a platform game developed by Black Forest Games for Microsoft Windows. It is the successor to the 1987 Commodore 64 title The Great Giana Sisters and sequel to the 2009 re-imagining Giana Sisters DS. The game was funded through crowdfunding website Kickstarter, reaching its goal of $150,000. In addition to the Windows release, a console port has been released on… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams.

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  49. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    87% User Score Based on 1,937 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 5 reviews

    Join Hiro, the smallest hero on the biggest adventure, as he embarks on an epic and electrifying quest to restore harmony to a world on the brink of chaos. Use your skills and mighty Ninja training to battle a magical army of evil Samurai. Play as Hiro and five other Mini Ninjas - all with unique skills and fighting styles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mini Ninjas.

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  50. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    82% User Score Based on 1,022 reviews

    Fire up the fun as Codemasters reboots the classic table top racing experience in Toybox Turbos. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Toybox Turbos.

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