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We filtered the 50 games similar to Ichima-san down to the 9 that fit the “Platformer” category. Prototype, UOS Prototype and Prototype 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Ichima-san.

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The best platformer games like Ichima-san

9 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Ichima-san. Each one has been evaluated across 19 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.

#1PrototypeClosest overall match

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeStealthDarkNarrativeHorrorExplorationLootThird Person

Steam👍 80%· 14KRAWG👍 72%· 1.1KMC79IGDB78· 8

Year 2009Dev Activision · Activision BlizzardPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, survival mechanics and open world exploration, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

New York, Manhattan Peninsula (very detailed), our days. The townspeople are struck by a mutation that turns people into bloodthirsty monsters. The protagonist of the game is a seemingly unremarkable young man named Alex Mercer.

Where it drifts furthest from Ichima-san: setting.

It predates Ichima-san by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeStealthDarkNarrativeHorrorExplorationLootThird Person

Steam👍 80%· 14KRAWG👍 72%· 1.1KMC79IGDB78· 8

Year 2009Dev Activision · Activision BlizzardPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, survival mechanics and open world exploration, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Ichima-san: setting.

It predates Ichima-san by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeStealthDarkNarrativeHorrorExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 77%· 16KIGDB77· 10

Year 2012Dev Radical Entertainment · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, survival mechanics and open world exploration, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Ichima-san: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Ichima-san.

It predates Ichima-san by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Alice: Madness ReturnsClosest on setting

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 91%· 29KRAWG👍 82%· 575MC75IGDB72· 5

Year 2011Dev Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design and visual first person, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

This sequel to American McGee's Alice follows the protagonist, Alice Lidell, as she returns to the dark world of her subconsciousness, the nightmarish version of Lewis Carrol’s Wonderland.

Where it drifts furthest from Ichima-san: visuals.

It predates Ichima-san by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Infamous: Festival of Blood

iRank75

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloDarkHorrorExplorationThird Person

IGDB75· 4

Year 2011Dev Sucker Punch Productions · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Ichima-san: tone.

It predates Ichima-san by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Sonic Unleashed

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloDarkHorrorThird Person

IGDB66· 4

Year 2008Dev Sonic Team · SegaOn PlayStation 3

✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and precision platforming.

≠ Missing: Metroidvania exploration.

Where it drifts furthest from Ichima-san: tone.

It predates Ichima-san by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7MediEvil

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonMedieval

IGDB64· 10OC68· 83

Year 2019Dev Other Ocean Interactive · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and setting medieval, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Ichima-san: tone and setting.

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#8TMNT

iRank53

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloThird PersonSci-Fi

IGDB53· 2

Year 2007Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Ichima-san: setting.

It predates Ichima-san by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Sonic and the Black Knight

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloFantasyThird Person

IGDB57· 3

Year 2009Dev Sonic Team · Sega

✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and precision platforming.

≠ Missing: Metroidvania exploration.

A Wii-era experiment that puts a sword in Sonic's hands: on-rails running with motion-controlled combat interrupting the momentum. The soundtrack is well regarded. The combat is the problem it never solves — waggle-based attacks fight against the speed the series is built on, and the two systems never settle into anything coherent.

Where it drifts furthest from Ichima-san: setting.

It predates Ichima-san by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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