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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 50 games similar to Gex: Enter the Gecko down to the 41 that fit the “Adventure” category. Super Mario Sunshine, Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! and Sonic 3D Blast top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Gex: Enter the Gecko.

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Solo
Year 1998Dev Crystal Dynamics

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Within the “Adventure” category, the closest game to Gex: Enter the Gecko is Super Mario Sunshine — scoring 70/100 on our similarity scale. Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! and Sonic 3D Blast follow close behind.

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The best adventure games like Gex: Enter the Gecko

41 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Gex: Enter the Gecko. Each one has been evaluated across 5 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.

#1Super Mario Sunshine
Super Mario Sunshine
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloIsometricThird PersonSandbox World
IGDB90· 1
Year 2002Dev Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Nintendo

✓ Both are 3D platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom and sandbox world

Released 4 years after Gex: Enter the Gecko.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloIsometricThird Person
Year 1999Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Sonic 3D Blast
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloThird PersonIsometricMeleeNarrative
Steam👍 89%· 18
Year 1996Dev Traveller's Tales · Tec ToyOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of 3D platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, strong narrative focus and melee combat

Genre100Game mode100Visuals78
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloThird Person
IGDB100· 1
Year 2003Dev Heavy Iron Studios · THQ

✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus.

≠ Missing: visual isometric.

Released 5 years after Gex: Enter the Gecko.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals62
Astro Bot
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloThird PersonSci-Fi
IGDB94· 7OC95· 183
Year 2024Dev Team Asobi · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS5

✓ Both are 3D platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, while skipping visual isometric

Released 26 years after Gex: Enter the Gecko.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals62
Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloThird PersonMeleeHardcoreFantasy
Steam👍 92%· 22K
Year 2017Dev Vicarious Visions · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of 3D platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world, while skipping visual isometric

Released 19 years after Gex: Enter the Gecko.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals62
Psychonauts 2
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloThird PersonMeleeNarrativeDark
Steam👍 96%· 14KIGDB87· 9OC89· 168
Year 2021Dev Double Fine ProductionsOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the 3D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping visual isometric

Released 23 years after Gex: Enter the Gecko.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals63
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloThird PersonOpen WorldSci-FiExploration
IGDB90· 1
Year 2001Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Same family of 3D platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings racing gameplay, open world exploration and setting scifi, while skipping visual isometric

Released 3 years after Gex: Enter the Gecko.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals62
Rayman 2: The Great Escape
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloThird PersonMagicFantasy
IGDB90
Year 1999Dev Ubisoft Montpellier · Gradiente

✓ Fits the 3D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with combat magic and fantasy world, while skipping visual isometric

Genre100Game mode100Visuals62
Daxter
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloThird PersonSci-Fi
IGDB90· 2
Year 2006Dev Ready At Dawn · Sony Computer Entertainment

✓ Same family of 3D platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, while skipping visual isometric

Released 8 years after Gex: Enter the Gecko.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals62
Tearaway
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloThird PersonFantasySkill Tree
IGDB91· 10OC87· 42
Year 2013Dev Media Molecule · Sony Computer Entertainment

✓ Fits the 3D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world and skill tree progression, while skipping visual isometric

Released 15 years after Gex: Enter the Gecko.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals62
South of Midnight
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloThird PersonMagicMeleeNarrative
Steam👍 94%· 4.5KIGDB86· 4OC76· 176
Year 2025Dev Compulsion Games · Xbox Game StudiosOn Xbox · Switch · PC

✓ Fits the 3D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping visual isometric

Released 27 years after Gex: Enter the Gecko.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals64
TY the Tasmanian Tiger
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloThird PersonMeleeNarrativeLinear
Steam👍 98%· 2.7KRAWG👍 82%· 22IGDB75· 1OC75· 12
Year 2016Dev Krome StudiosPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Both are 3D platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, linear, story-driven structure and melee combat, while skipping visual isometric

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Released 18 years after Gex: Enter the Gecko.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals64
Temple Run 2
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloThird PersonFree to Play
IGDB85· 2
Year 2013Dev Imangi StudiosOn PC · Android · iOS

✓ Same family of 3D platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics and free to play, while skipping visual isometric

Released 15 years after Gex: Enter the Gecko.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals62
Tearaway: Unfolded
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloThird Person
IGDB86· 11OC83· 49
Year 2015Dev Media Molecule · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus.

≠ Missing: visual isometric.

Released 17 years after Gex: Enter the Gecko.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals62

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