28 Adventure games like Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land that you should try

✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with visual third person

✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world, while skipping melee combat

✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere and co op

✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with shooter and fantasy world, while skipping melee combat

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

≠ Missing: melee combat.

✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings skill tree progression and visual third person, while skipping melee combat

✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi, setting space and visual third person, while skipping melee combat

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings visual isometric and visual third person, while skipping melee combat

✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with combat magic

✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings combat magic and visual pixel

✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: offline

✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: offline

✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: shooter, first-person shooting and fantasy world

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual, co op and offline

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world, co op and offline