Platformer3D Platformer
SoloFantasySci-FiThird Person
IGDB55
Year 1998Dev Sonic Team · Sega
9 Games with a fantasy setting like Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back that you should try
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More about this game →We filtered the 50 games similar to Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back down to the 9 that fit the “Fantasy” category. Sonic Adventure, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back.
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HardcoreSolo
Year 2017Dev Vicarious Visions
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Within the “Fantasy” category, the closest game to Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back is Sonic Adventure — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie follow close behind.
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The best games with a fantasy setting like Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
9 similar games foundUpdated July 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back. Each one has been evaluated across 8 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.
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloFantasySci-FiThird Person
Year 1997Dev Naughty Dog · Universal Interactive StudiosOn PlayStation 3 · Android
✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and fantasy world.
≠ Missing: punishing difficulty.
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloFantasySci-FiThird Person
Year 2004Dev Heavy Iron Studios · THQ
✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and fantasy world.
≠ Missing: punishing difficulty.
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloMeleeHardcoreFantasySci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 92%· 22K
Year 2017Dev Vicarious Visions · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloFantasyThird PersonSkill Tree
IGDB91· 10OC87· 42
Year 2013Dev Media Molecule · Sony Computer Entertainment
✓ Fits the 3D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and fantasy world
≠ Stands apart with skill tree progression, while skipping punishing difficulty
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloFantasyThird Person
IGDB80· 1
Year 1997Dev NamcoOn PlayStation 3
✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, fantasy world and single-player focus.
≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloFantasyThird PersonLootSkill Tree
IGDB78
Year 1998Dev Rare · Nintendo
✓ Fits the 3D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and fantasy world
≠ Stands apart with loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping punishing difficulty
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Platformer3D Platformer
SoloFantasyThird Person
Year 1999Dev KID
✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and fantasy world.
≠ Missing: punishing difficulty.
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloFantasyThird PersonNarrativeDark
Steam👍 83%· 2.1KIGDB70· 9OC69· 94
Year 2019Dev Jo-Mei Games · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox