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iRank90
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMelee2DNarrativeCasual
Steam👍 93%· 9.6KIGDB93· 3OC81· 90
Year 2023Dev Wishfully · ThunderfulOn Xbox · PS4 · Android
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We filtered the 44 games similar to Kirby: Canvas Curse down to the 12 that fit the “Mobile” category. Planet of Lana, Far: Lone Sails and Shadow Bug top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Kirby: Canvas Curse.
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The best games like Kirby: Canvas Curse on Mobile
12 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Kirby: Canvas Curse. 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.
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMelee2DNarrativePost-Apocalyptic
Steam👍 95%· 26KIGDB78· 2OC80· 40
Year 2018Dev Okomotive · Assemble EntertainmentOn PS4 · Android · PC
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMelee2DNarrative
Steam👍 95%· 111IGDB60· 1OC78· 15
Year 2016Dev Muro Studios · Muro Studios OyPlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh
✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design
≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus
Read our open letter to find out how Shadow Bug came to be: http://steamcommunity.com/games/shadowbug/announcements/detail/1420174864656857505 You are the overpowered ninja hero Shadow Bug! Save your home forest from the evil factory by slicing monsters to pieces.
Released 11 years after Kirby: Canvas Curse.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMelee2DNarrativeDark
Steam👍 91%· 7.2KIGDB80· 1OC80· 25
Year 2019Dev Hidden Layer Games · Chucklefish GamesOn Android · PC · iOS
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkExploration
Steam👍 95%· 19KRAWG👍 79%· 985MC87IGDB85· 6OC89· 8
Year 2005Dev Double Fine Productions · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design
≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and exploration and discovery, while skipping visual 2d
Double Fine Productions and Tim Shafer are known for making very curious games out of amazing ideas. Psychonauts is exactly about some idea. You have to get inside people's mind and help them fight with their fears or memories from the past.
Where it drifts furthest from Kirby: Canvas Curse: visuals.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals0
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeCasualNarrativeCozy
Steam👍 87%· 5.6KIGDB89· 3OC79· 33
Year 2017Dev Bedtime Digital GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux
✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design
≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, strong narrative focus and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping visual 2d
Where it drifts furthest from Kirby: Canvas Curse: visuals.
Released 12 years after Kirby: Canvas Curse.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals0
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMelee2DRangedCasual
Steam👍 92%· 3.1KIGDB78· 10
Year 2013Dev Gaijin GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
Solo2DDarkNarrativeHorror
Steam👍 92%· 61KIGDB84· 10
Year 2010Dev Playdead · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux
✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping melee combat
Released 5 years after Kirby: Canvas Curse.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
Solo2DNarrativeRelaxingCasual
Steam👍 96%· 94KRAWG👍 84%· 1.1KMC83OC86· 125
Year 2018Dev Nomada Studio · Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design
≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, vibe relaxing and vibe casual, while skipping melee combat
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
Released 13 years after Kirby: Canvas Curse.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
Solo2DNarrativeCasualRelaxing
Steam👍 95%· 5.8KIGDB70· 1OC80· 26
Year 2020Dev Amanita DesignOn PS4 · PC · iOS
✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, vibe casual and vibe relaxing, while skipping melee combat
Released 15 years after Kirby: Canvas Curse.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
65
iRank87
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMelee2DHardcoreCasual
Steam👍 93%· 593KRAWG👍 78%· 321
Year 2013Dev RobTop GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · iOS · Android
✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and melee combat
≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, vibe casual and setting scifi, while skipping adventure storytelling
Jump and fly your way through danger in this rhythm-based action platformer! Prepare for a near impossible challenge in the world of Geometry Dash. Push your skills to the limit as you jump, fly and flip your way through dangerous passages and spiky obstacles.
Released 8 years after Kirby: Canvas Curse.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100
61
iRank83
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeNarrativeThird Person
Steam👍 87%· 8.3KIGDB75· 2
Year 2012Dev BlitWorks · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · Android · PC
✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and melee combat
≠ Its own twist: sports simulation, strong narrative focus and visual third person, while skipping adventure storytelling
Where it drifts furthest from Kirby: Canvas Curse: visuals.
Released 7 years after Kirby: Canvas Curse.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals0