#1Contra
97
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-Fi2DThird Person
Year 1988Dev Konami
✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming.
≠ Missing: combat tactical.
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Year 1987Dev Konami
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Within the “Platformer” category, the closest game to Contra is Contra — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Splatoon 2 and Splatoon 3 follow close behind.
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The best platformer games like Contra
19 similar games foundUpdated July 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Contra. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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.
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person
IGDB83· 17OC83· 118
Year 2017Dev Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development · NintendoOn Switch
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person
IGDB82· 6OC83· 124
Year 2022Dev Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 5 · NintendoOn Switch
97
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person
Year 1999Dev Rare
✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, while skipping combat tactical
ShooterTPS
SoloCo-opSci-FiThird PersonSkill Tree
IGDB81· 14OC81· 81
Year 2015Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.2 · Nintendo
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opThird PersonFantasy
IGDB95· 8
Year 2009Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3
✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming
≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping combat tactical
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opThird PersonFantasy
IGDB93· 8
Year 2011Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3
✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping combat tactical
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird PersonOffline
IGDB80· 1
Year 2004Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer Entertainment
✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, offline and exploration and discovery, while skipping combat tactical
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird PersonOffline
IGDB46· 2
Year 2005Dev Sonic Team · SegaOn PlayStation 3
✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, post-apocalyptic world and offline, while skipping combat tactical
84
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-Fi2DThird Person
Year 1995Dev Shiny Entertainment · Tec Toy
✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming.
≠ Missing: combat tactical.
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiThird PersonExploration
IGDB92· 4
Year 2007Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3
✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and exploration and discovery, while skipping combat tactical
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiThird PersonOpen WorldExploration
IGDB90· 1
Year 2003Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiThird Person
IGDB90· 1
Year 2003Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer Entertainment
✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, while skipping combat tactical
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiThird Person
IGDB84· 18OC86· 89
Year 2016Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PS5
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiThird PersonExploration
IGDB80· 1OC86· 89
Year 2002Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer Entertainment
✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling and exploration and discovery, while skipping combat tactical
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