39 Adventure games like Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World 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 50 games similar to Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World down to the 39 that fit the “Adventure” category. Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Super Mario 64 DS and Infinity Nikki top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World.

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The best adventure games like Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World

39 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World. Each one has been evaluated across 6 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.

#1Kirby and the Forgotten LandClosest overall match

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opThird Person

IGDB88· 8OC85· 148

Year 2022Dev HAL Laboratory · NintendoOn Switch

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

Same studio: HAL Laboratory.

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opThird PersonSandbox World

IGDB85· 3

Year 2004Dev Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Nintendo

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

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom and sandbox world

It predates Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opThird PersonCozy

Steam👍 56%· 9.9KIGDB74· 1OC80· 39

Year 2024Dev PapergamesOn Android · PC · iOS

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, deep RPG systems and cozy, relaxing feel

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#4Bowser's Fury

GenrePlatformerSubgenre3D Platformer

SoloMultiplayerCo-opThird Person

Year 2021Dev Nintendo EAD Tokyo Software Development Group No.1 · NintendoOn Switch

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

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#5Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opThird PersonOffline

IGDB83· 3

Year 2005Dev Sucker Punch Productions · Sony Computer Entertainment

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

≠ Its own twist: stealth mechanics and offline

It predates Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opThird PersonOffline

IGDB80· 4

Year 2005Dev Traveller's Tales · Aspyr MediaOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with melee combat, setting scifi and offline

It predates Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opThird PersonOffline

IGDB73· 5

Year 2011Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi and offline

It predates Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Super Mario Galaxy

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GenrePlatformerSubgenre3D Platformer

SoloCo-opThird PersonSci-FiSpace

IGDB99· 4

Year 2007Dev Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Nintendo

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

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi and setting space, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

It predates Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Knack

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GenrePlatformerSubgenre3D Platformer

SoloCo-opThird PersonSci-Fi

IGDB60· 11OC58· 65

Year 2013Dev SCE Japan Studio · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

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

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

It predates Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Sonic Advance 3

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SoloMultiplayerThird Person

IGDB72· 2

Year 2004Dev Dimps · THQ

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

≠ Missing: co op.

It predates Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy

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GenrePlatformerSubgenre3D Platformer

SoloMultiplayerThird PersonMeleeSci-Fi

IGDB69· 5

Year 2006Dev Robosoft Technologies · TT GamesOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Its own twist: melee combat, setting scifi and loot and gear systems, while skipping co op

It predates Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Crash of the Titans

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SoloMultiplayerThird Person

IGDB63· 3

Year 2007Dev Radical Entertainment · Sierra Entertainment

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

≠ Missing: co op.

It predates Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13Sonic the Hedgehog

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SoloMultiplayerThird PersonSci-FiCyberpunk

IGDB30· 2

Year 2006Dev Sonic Team · SegaOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi and setting cyberpunk, while skipping co op

It predates Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Super Mario Galaxy 2

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SoloMultiplayerThird PersonIsometric

IGDB96· 6

Year 2010Dev Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Nintendo

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

≠ Stands apart with visual isometric, while skipping co op

It predates Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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Nintendo

#15Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts

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GenrePlatformerSubgenre3D Platformer

SoloMultiplayerThird PersonMeleeOpen World

IGDB87· 3

Year 2008Dev Rare · Microsoft Game Studios

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

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, open world exploration and melee combat, while skipping co op

Where it drifts furthest from Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World: visuals.

It predates Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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