Platformer3D Platformer
SoloFantasySci-FiThird Person
IGDB55
Year 1998Dev Sonic Team · Sega
18 Games with a sci-fi 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 18 that fit the “Sci-Fi” 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 “Sci-Fi” 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 sci-fi setting like Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
18 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
SoloMeleeSci-FiThird Person
IGDB75· 1
Year 1996Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · Android
✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, melee combat and setting scifi.
≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloSci-FiThird Person
IGDB94· 7OC95· 183
Year 2024Dev Team Asobi · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS5
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloSci-FiThird PersonOpen WorldExploration
IGDB90· 1
Year 2001Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloSci-FiThird Person
IGDB90· 2
Year 2006Dev Ready At Dawn · Sony Computer Entertainment
✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and setting scifi.
≠ Missing: punishing difficulty.
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloSci-FiThird Person
IGDB81· 6OC84· 79
Year 2020Dev SIE Japan Studio · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS5
#10Spider-Man
95
iRank75
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloSci-FiThird Person
IGDB75· 4
Year 2002Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn PC
✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and setting scifi.
≠ Missing: punishing difficulty.
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloSci-FiThird Person
IGDB63· 3
Year 2004Dev Traveller's Tales · Vivendi Universal Games
✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, setting scifi and single-player focus.
≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloSci-FiThird Person
Year 1999Dev Behaviour Interactive · InfogramesOn PC
✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and setting scifi.
≠ Missing: punishing difficulty.
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloSci-FiThird PersonPost-ApocalypticExploration
IGDB59· 23OC65· 107
Year 2016Dev Armature Studio · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloMeleeSci-FiThird PersonStealth
IGDB74· 9
Year 2010Dev Beenox · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC
✓ Both are 3D platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and melee combat
≠ Stands apart with stealth mechanics and visual first person, while skipping punishing difficulty
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloMeleeSci-FiThird PersonMultiplayer
IGDB69· 5
Year 2006Dev Robosoft Technologies · TT GamesOn PC · Mac
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