5 Games like Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin on PlayStation that you should try

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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 Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin down to the 5 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Metal Slug 2, Rayman Origins and LittleBigPlanet 3 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin.

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The best games like Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin on PlayStation

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin. Each one has been evaluated across 9 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.

#1Metal Slug 2Closest overall match

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MultiplayerSoloFantasy2DCo-op

Steam👍 89%· 1.4K

Year 1998Dev DotEmu · SNK PlaymoreOn PlayStation 3 · Android · PC

✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and fantasy world

≠ Its own twist: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin: setting.

It predates Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG

#2Rayman OriginsClosest on visuals

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SoloMultiplayerFantasy2DCo-op

Steam👍 94%· 5.9KIGDB89· 8

Year 2011Dev Ubisoft Montpellier · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and fantasy world

≠ Its own twist: melee combat, co op and offline, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer

SoloMultiplayer2DCo-opSandbox World

IGDB78· 10OC79· 57

Year 2014Dev Sumo Digital · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4

✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and co op, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4LittleBigPlanet

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SoloMultiplayerFantasy2DCo-op

IGDB96· 9

Year 2008Dev Media Molecule · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, fantasy world and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and co op, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Trials FusionClosest on game mode

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GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer

SoloMultiplayer2DOfflinePixel Art

Steam👍 67%· 2.5KIGDB79· 11OC79· 62

Year 2014Dev RedLynx · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, sports simulation and offline, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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