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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Battletoads down to the 29 that fit the “PC” category. Guacamelee! Gold Edition, Niffelheim and STRIDER / ストライダー飛竜 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Battletoads.

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The best games like Battletoads on PC

29 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Battletoads. Each one has been evaluated across 10 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Guacamelee! Gold EditionClosest overall match

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPG

Co-opSoloMultiplayerMelee2D

Steam👍 93%· 6.0KRAWG👍 79%· 305MC88IGDB94· 2

Year 2013Playtime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Shared with Battletoads: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with Metroidvania exploration, adventure storytelling and fighting mechanics, while skipping setting scifi

Guacamelee! Gold Edition is the enhanced edition of Guacamelee! that features all downloadable content for the original game and supports Steam Workshop to create and share custom character skins. In its core Guacamelee! is a 2D Metroidvania with platforming and brawling elements. Guacamelee!

Where it drifts furthest from Battletoads: setting.

Released 22 years after Battletoads.

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Co-opSoloMultiplayerMelee2D

Steam👍 71%· 2.3KRAWG👍 38%· 44IGDB74· 3OC65· 14

Year 2018Dev Ellada GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed Battletoads, expect deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, sandbox freedom and deep simulation, while skipping setting scifi

Your avatar is a brave warrior who has fallen in battle. But instead of well-deserved peace in Asgard, his soul is trapped in the harsh world of Niffelheim.

Where it drifts furthest from Battletoads: setting.

Released 27 years after Battletoads.

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#3STRIDER / ストライダー飛竜Closest on setting

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPG

SoloMeleeSci-FiCyberpunk2D

Steam👍 81%· 4.2KRAWG👍 54%· 333MC78IGDB78· 16OC77· 62

Year 2012Dev Capcom · SEGAPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Like Battletoads, it's known for deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: Metroidvania exploration, adventure storytelling and exploration and discovery, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Strider is a platforming hack and slash game developed by Double Helix Games. The game is a reboot of 1989 title, yet the developers didn't intend the game to be viewed as one. The title retells the original game's story.

Where it drifts furthest from Battletoads: game mode.

Released 21 years after Battletoads.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPG

SoloMeleeCyberpunkSci-Fi2D

Steam👍 98%· 75KRAWG👍 90%· 1.1KMC83IGDB85· 8OC84· 72

Year 2019Dev Askiisoft · Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Shared with Battletoads: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Katana ZERO is a fast paced neo-noir action platformer, focusing on tight, instant-death acrobatic combat, and a dark 80's neon aesthetic.

Where it drifts furthest from Battletoads: game mode.

Released 28 years after Battletoads.

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#5Michael Jackson's MoonwalkerClosest on game mode

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPG

SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-Fi2D

Year 1990Dev Emerald Software · U.S. GoldOn PC

✓ Like Battletoads, it's known for deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: combat magic and setting space, while skipping melee combat

Where it drifts furthest from Battletoads: combat and setting.

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#6Altered Beast

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SoloMultiplayerCo-op2DOffline

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Year 1988Dev Team Shinobi · ActivisionOn Android · iOS · PC

✓ If you enjoyed Battletoads, expect deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world, while skipping melee combat

Where it drifts furthest from Battletoads: setting.

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#7Apotheon

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPG

SoloMultiplayerMelee2DRanged

Steam👍 90%· 3.8KRAWG👍 47%· 329MC78IGDB85· 4OC78· 30

Year 2015Dev AlientrapPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Like Battletoads, it's known for deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with Metroidvania exploration, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping setting scifi

The Gods of Olympus have abandoned humanity, leaving you to perish without their benevolence. Take up arms against the Gods, climb Mount Olympus, and take their divine powers for yourself to ensure mankind’s survival!

Where it drifts furthest from Battletoads: setting.

Released 24 years after Battletoads.

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#8BlazBlue Entropy Effect

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPG

SoloMeleeCyberpunk2DNarrative

Steam👍 94%· 35KOC84· 14

Year 2023Dev 91ActPlaytime ~8hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ If you enjoyed Battletoads, expect deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and punishing difficulty, while skipping setting scifi

A brand-new action roguelite developed by a team with years of experience in action games, ready to present the best 2D action combat experience the world has ever seen! Each character has their own traits and hundreds of moves to choose from as you create your unique combos.

Where it drifts furthest from Battletoads: game mode and setting.

Released 32 years after Battletoads.

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#9The Revenge of Shinobi

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPG

SoloMelee2D

Year 1989Dev Sega Enterprises, Ltd.On PlayStation 3 · Linux · Android

✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and precision platforming.

≠ Missing: setting scifi.

Where it drifts furthest from Battletoads: game mode.

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#10Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPG

SoloMelee2DMagic

Year 1993Dev Sega Enterprises, Ltd. · Tec ToyOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ If you enjoyed Battletoads, expect deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings combat magic, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Battletoads: game mode.

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Steam

#11The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPG

Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeCyberpunk2D

Steam👍 95%· 1.8KIGDB88· 4

Year 2017Dev Ska StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ If you enjoyed Battletoads, expect deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: fighting mechanics, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping precision platforming

Three marks remain. Embark on a blood soaked quest of vengeance as either Yuki, a machine-armed, mentally unraveling prisoner, or The Dishwasher, a relentless, reanimated samurai, against the corrupted leaders of society: the Banker, the General, and the Judge.

Released 26 years after Battletoads.

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#12Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPG

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMelee2D

Steam👍 93%· 41KIGDB83· 11OC83· 135

Year 2019Dev ArtPlay · 505 GamesOn PS4 · PC · iOS

✓ Like Battletoads, it's known for deep RPG systems, precision platforming and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: Metroidvania exploration, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from Battletoads: setting.

Released 28 years after Battletoads.

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#13UnEpic

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPG

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMelee2D

Steam👍 91%· 8.1KRAWG👍 81%· 253MC68IGDB68· 4OC72· 24

Year 2011Dev @unepic_fran · EnjoyUp GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed Battletoads, expect deep RPG systems, precision platforming and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and Metroidvania exploration, while skipping action RPG combat

Unepic is a 2D platformer game with role-playing elements. The story follows Daniel, a sci-fi, and video games geek that one day was teleported into a fantasy world and found himself in a giant castle. The game’s dialogues, storyline, and aesthetics heavily relies on humor with a lot of geek-culture references and mocking on sci-fi and fantasy clichés.

Where it drifts furthest from Battletoads: setting.

Released 20 years after Battletoads.

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#14Below Kryll

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPG

SoloMultiplayerMelee2DOpen World

Steam👍 89%· 105

Year 2015Dev Team KryllPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Like Battletoads, it's known for deep RPG systems, precision platforming and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping action RPG combat

Below Kryll is a huge world filled with crazy adventures! A tight single-player 2D platforming action-RPG at heart, Below Kryll is a vast, online, continuous world composed of developer and player made adventures.

Released 24 years after Battletoads.

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#15Trine Enchanted Edition

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPG

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMelee2D

Steam👍 96%· 16KIGDB92· 1OC81· 12

Year 2014Dev FrozenbyteOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ If you enjoyed Battletoads, expect deep RPG systems, precision platforming and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from Battletoads: setting.

Released 23 years after Battletoads.

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Steam GOG Epic

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