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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 41 games similar to Crossing Guard Joe down to the 11 that fit the “PlayStation” category. DuckTales: Remastered, Gravity Circuit and Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Crossing Guard Joe.

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Within the “PlayStation” category, the closest game to Crossing Guard Joe is DuckTales: Remastered — scoring 61/100 on our similarity scale. Gravity Circuit and Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment follow close behind.

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The best games like Crossing Guard Joe on PlayStation

11 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Crossing Guard Joe. 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.

#1DuckTales: Remastered
DuckTales: Remastered
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMeleeCasual2DCartoon
Steam👍 88%· 7.8KIGDB75· 13
Year 2013Dev Capcom · Disney InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Android

✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, vibe casual and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling and setting cartoon, while skipping deep simulation

It predates Crossing Guard Joe by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals55
#2Gravity Circuit
Gravity Circuit
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMelee2DPixel ArtSci-Fi
Steam👍 94%· 3.5KMC89IGDB90· 1OC86· 14
Year 2023Dev Domesticated Ants · Plug In DigitalPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings fighting mechanics and setting scifi, while skipping deep simulation

Gravity Circuit - a flashy action packed 2d platformer in the spirit of console classics. Mission: Stop Virus Army Uprising! In a post-apocalyptic world populated by sentient robots, its inhabitants are once more threatened by an old foe.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100
Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMelee2DPixel ArtFantasy
Steam👍 94%· 481IGDB83· 6OC86· 32
Year 2017Dev Yacht Club GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and fantasy world, while skipping deep simulation

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100
Valkyrie Saga
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMeleePixel ArtProceduralAnime
Steam👍 66%· 132
Year 2017Dev Daniel Fernandez Chavez · COWCATPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, adventure storytelling and deep RPG systems, while skipping deep simulation

Xenon Valkyrie is a rogue-like with many RPG elements in which you will have to get to the deepest part of a moon and finish the plans of a wicked witch. You will be able to get many weapons randomly as you fight in a world that is created every time you play. There are a lot of characters, stores and enemies that will tell you a legendary story.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Crossing Guard Joe.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals83
Sonic Generations
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMelee2DThird Person3D
Steam👍 94%· 25KIGDB75· 10
Year 2011Dev Sonic Team · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, visual third person and visual 3d, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Crossing Guard Joe: visuals.

It predates Crossing Guard Joe by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals34
Disney's Hercules Action Game
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMelee2DMythologyThird Person
Steam👍 89%· 700IGDB60· 1
Year 1997Dev Eurocom Entertainment Software · Virgin Interactive EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, setting mythology and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Crossing Guard Joe: visuals.

It predates Crossing Guard Joe by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals39
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloCasual2DFantasyThird Person
Steam👍 90%· 4.3KIGDB68· 6
Year 2013Dev Sega Studios Australia · Disney InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Android

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, fantasy world and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Crossing Guard Joe: visuals.

It predates Crossing Guard Joe by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals39
Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMelee2DStealthHistorical
Steam👍 59%· 1.3KIGDB56· 10OC59· 33
Year 2016Dev Climax Studios · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, stealth mechanics and historical setting, while skipping deep simulation

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Crossing Guard Joe.

Genre100Game mode100Combat60Visuals53
Rayman
Platformer2D Platformer
Solo2DPixel Art
IGDB78· 2
Year 1995Dev Ubi Pictures · Ubi Soft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, while skipping deep simulation

It predates Crossing Guard Joe by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Mega Man 8
Platformer2D Platformer
Solo2DPixel ArtSci-Fi
IGDB69· 2
Year 1996Dev Capcom · Ocean SoftwareOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Stands apart with shooter and setting scifi, while skipping deep simulation

It predates Crossing Guard Joe by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Mega Man X8
Platformer2D Platformer
Solo2DSci-FiCyberpunk
Year 2004Dev Capcom Production Studio 1 · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, single-player focus and visual 2d

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, setting scifi and setting cyberpunk, while skipping deep simulation

It predates Crossing Guard Joe by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals53

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