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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 28 games similar to Mario & Luigi: Brothership down to the 9 that fit the “PC” category. Blade Kitten, Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment and Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Mario & Luigi: Brothership.

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Year 2024Dev ACQUIRE Corp.

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Within the “PC” category, the closest game to Mario & Luigi: Brothership is Blade Kitten — scoring 74/100 on our similarity scale. Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment and Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse follow close behind.

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The best games like Mario & Luigi: Brothership on PC

9 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Mario & Luigi: Brothership. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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.

#1Blade Kitten
Blade Kitten
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloFantasy2DMeleeCozy
Steam👍 83%· 1.1KRAWG👍 62%· 33MC52IGDB60· 1
Year 2010Dev AtariPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, cozy, relaxing feel and melee combat, while skipping visual isometric

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Where it drifts furthest from Mario & Luigi: Brothership: setting and visuals.

It predates Mario & Luigi: Brothership by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals49Setting24
Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloFantasy2DMeleePixel Art
Steam👍 94%· 481IGDB83· 6OC86· 32
Year 2017Dev Yacht Club GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and fantasy world

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat and visual pixel, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Mario & Luigi: Brothership: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals49
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloFantasy2DCasualThird Person
Steam👍 90%· 4.3KIGDB68· 6
Year 2013Dev Sega Studios Australia · Disney InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Android

✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and fantasy world

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual and visual third person, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Mario & Luigi: Brothership: visuals.

It predates Mario & Luigi: Brothership by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals49
Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloFantasy2DMeleeStealth
Steam👍 59%· 1.3KIGDB56· 10OC59· 33
Year 2016Dev Climax Studios · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and fantasy world

≠ Its own twist: melee combat, stealth mechanics and historical setting, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Mario & Luigi: Brothership by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals64Setting55
Pinkman
Platformer2D Platformer
Solo2DMeleeCasual
Steam👍 98%· 696
Year 2017Dev Viridino StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual and melee combat, while skipping deep RPG systems

Pinkman is a fast-paced, action platformer about a lost man with pink skin and an incredible skill to fart. Pinkman is set in deadly fantasy world called "The Mind", where many traps will try to cut your body in half when you struggle to discover what happened, and keep yourself alive.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals64
Disney's The Jungle Book
Platformer2D Platformer
Solo2DMelee
Steam👍 86%· 14IGDB70· 1
Year 1994Dev Eurocom Entertainment Software · Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd.On PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Mario & Luigi: Brothership by 30 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals64
Pitfall!
Platformer2D Platformer
Solo2D
Year 1982Dev Activision · JAMDAT MobileOn PC

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

≠ Missing: deep RPG systems.

It predates Mario & Luigi: Brothership by 42 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals64
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloFantasy2DThird Person
IGDB65
Year 2003Dev Ubisoft Shanghai · Feral InteractiveOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Its own twist: visual third person, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Mario & Luigi: Brothership: visuals.

It predates Mario & Luigi: Brothership by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals49
Disney's Toy Story
Platformer2D Platformer
Solo2D
Year 1995Dev Traveller's Tales · NintendoOn PC

✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, single-player focus and visual 2d.

≠ Missing: deep RPG systems.

It predates Mario & Luigi: Brothership by 29 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals64

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