12 Platformer games like Dogworld 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 41 games similar to Dogworld down to the 12 that fit the “Platformer” category. Cave Story+, MDK2 and Downwell top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Dogworld.

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The best platformer games like Dogworld

12 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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

#1Cave Story+Closest overall match

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SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeSci-FiExploration2D

Steam👍 93%· 8.0KRAWG👍 79%· 316MC83IGDB81· 1OC88· 16

Year 2010Dev NicalisPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the arena shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, ranged combat and visual pixel

Cave Story is a game in the Metroidvania platform-adventure genre, first released on PC in 2004. The game is set in deep dark caves on a floating island. The island is inhabited by a race of intelligent rabbit-like creatures called Mimigas.

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#2MDK2Closest on combat

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SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeSci-Fi

Steam👍 81%· 237IGDB90· 1

Year 2000Dev BioWare · Interplay EntertainmentOn PC

✓ Both are arena shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, puzzle design and linear, story-driven structure, while skipping exploration and discovery

Where it drifts furthest from Dogworld: visuals and setting.

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SoloMeleeHardcoreSci-Fi2D

Steam👍 97%· 8.5KRAWG👍 76%· 457MC81IGDB78· 8OC83· 44

Year 2015Dev Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · iOS

✓ Fits the arena shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, vibe casual and procedural generation, while skipping strong narrative focus

This is a procedurally generated rogue-lite, that lets players to explore the depths of a well. Taking a role of Welltaro, local curious man, players will drop down the well to kill monsters and collect the treasure.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeRanged

Steam👍 98%· 20KRAWG👍 91%· 245MC88IGDB89· 6OC89· 81

Year 2022Dev Ben Esposito · Annapurna InteractivePlaytime ~7hOn PC · PS · Nintendo

✓ Both are arena shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with visual novel storytelling, card game strategy and ranged combat, while skipping setting scifi

A first-person speedrunning game disguised as a shooter: every level is a short, restart-instantly puzzle where guns double as movement abilities and the real opponent is the leaderboard. The card-as-movement idea is genuinely original. The anime visual-novel dialogue between levels is the sticking point — a large share of otherwise positive players describe skipping it outright.

Where it drifts furthest from Dogworld: setting and visuals.

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SoloMeleeHardcore2DMultiplayer

Steam👍 88%· 3.9KIGDB80· 1

Year 1999Dev SNKOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Both are arena shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings multiplayer gameplay, co op and offline, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Dogworld: game mode.

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#6Ultimate Chicken HorseClosest on visuals

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloMeleeHardcore2DMultiplayer

Steam👍 96%· 52KRAWG👍 89%· 228IGDB79· 5OC79· 23

Year 2016Dev NVIDIA Lightspeed Studios · Clever Endeavour GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the arena shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings racing gameplay, vibe casual and competitive edge, while skipping strong narrative focus

Ever wish you were a wall-jumping, arrow-dodging, trap-setting horse, besting your animal pals in a race through a peril-laden obstacle course that you all built together? Wish Granted! Ultimate Chicken Horse is a party platformer where you and your friends build the level as you play, placing deadly traps before trying to reach the end of the level.

Where it drifts furthest from Dogworld: game mode and tone.

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SoloSci-FiExplorationOpen WorldFirst Person

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Year 2002Dev Retro Studios · Nintendo

✓ If you enjoyed Dogworld, expect shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: Metroidvania exploration, open world exploration and visual first person, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Dogworld: visuals.

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#8Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

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SoloSci-FiExplorationFirst Person

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Year 2007Dev Retro Studios · Nintendo

✓ If you enjoyed Dogworld, expect shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with Metroidvania exploration and visual first person, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Dogworld: visuals.

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#9Firework

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMelee

Steam👍 93%· 43

Year 2015Dev Ivan Zanotti's MyMadnessWorks · Gamera GamePlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling.

≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.

Follow usWant to know how the game is progressing? Follow us here: DiscordWeibo About the GameFirework is an oriental horror puzzle game. The story takes place in a remote mountain village. An accidental fire at a funeral forces the police to re-investigate a closed case of massacre.

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SoloSci-FiFirst PersonThird Person

IGDB78· 5

Year 2010Dev D-Rockets · Nintendo

✓ Like Dogworld, it's known for shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with visual first person and visual third person, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Dogworld: visuals.

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#11Defy Gravity Extended

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloMeleeHardcoreSci-Fi2D

Steam👍 86%· 8.5KRAWG👍 12%· 162

Year 2016Dev Paul Fisch · Fish Factory GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Both are arena shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, vibe casual and setting space, while skipping adventure storytelling

Defy Gravity is an action platformer that is a mix between classic platforming and gravity based puzzle solving. Kara, our heroine, has access to a unique gameplay mechanic that she uses to manipulate the world around her.

Where it drifts furthest from Dogworld: tone.

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#12DEADBOLT

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloMeleeNarrativeHardcore2D

Steam👍 96%· 5.6KRAWG👍 84%· 90MC76IGDB75· 2

Year 2016Dev Hopoo GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of arena shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, stealth mechanics and ranged combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

DEADBOLT is an extremely challenging stealth-action hybrid that allows you to take control of the reaper to quell the recent undead uprising. Play and complete missions given to you by the mysterious fireplace as you become the avatar of death.

Where it drifts furthest from Dogworld: setting and combat.

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