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We filtered the 45 games similar to Mario vs. Donkey Kong down to the 10 that fit the “Mobile” category. Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien, Little Nightmares and Far: Lone Sails top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Mario vs. Donkey Kong.

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Year 2024Dev Nintendo Software Technology

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Within the “Mobile” category, the closest game to Mario vs. Donkey Kong is Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien — scoring 73/100 on our similarity scale. Little Nightmares and Far: Lone Sails follow close behind.

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10 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Mario vs. Donkey Kong. Each one has been evaluated across 5 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.

Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloFantasy2DMeleeRanged
Steam👍 92%· 3.1KIGDB78· 10
Year 2013Dev Gaijin GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and fantasy world

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, vibe casual and punishing difficulty

It predates Mario vs. Donkey Kong by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals73Setting64
Little Nightmares
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloFantasy2DStealthMelee
Steam👍 95%· 116KIGDB78· 18OC79· 137
Year 2017Dev Tarsier Studios · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and fantasy world

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Mario vs. Donkey Kong: setting.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals66Setting49
#3Far: Lone Sails
Far: Lone Sails
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloFantasy2DMeleeNarrative
Steam👍 95%· 26KIGDB78· 2OC80· 40
Year 2018Dev Okomotive · Assemble EntertainmentOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and fantasy world

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, deep simulation and survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Mario vs. Donkey Kong: setting.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting32
#4Monument Valley
Monument Valley
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloFantasyRelaxingCasualNarrative
Steam👍 98%· 8.4KRAWG👍 93%· 545MC89
Year 2014Dev ustwo gamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and fantasy world

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, vibe relaxing and vibe casual, while skipping visual 2d

** Apple Game of the Year 2014 ** ** Winner of Apple Design Award 2014 ** In Monument Valley you will manipulate impossible architecture and guide a silent princess through a stunningly beautiful world.

Where it drifts furthest from Mario vs. Donkey Kong: visuals.

It predates Mario vs. Donkey Kong by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals0
The Last Campfire
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloFantasyCozyNarrativeRelaxing
Steam👍 98%· 19KIGDB88· 2OC78· 26
Year 2020Dev Hello GamesOn PS4 · PC · iOS

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and fantasy world

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, deep RPG systems and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from Mario vs. Donkey Kong: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals0
Figment
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloFantasyMeleeCasualNarrative
Steam👍 87%· 5.6KIGDB89· 3OC79· 33
Year 2017Dev Bedtime Digital GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and fantasy world

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, vibe casual and strong narrative focus, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from Mario vs. Donkey Kong: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals0
The Unfinished Swan
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloFantasyCasualNarrativeExploration
Steam👍 84%· 2.0KIGDB77· 3
Year 2012Dev Giant Sparrow · Annapurna InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and fantasy world

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, vibe casual and strong narrative focus, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from Mario vs. Donkey Kong: visuals.

It predates Mario vs. Donkey Kong by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals0
Submerged
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloFantasyRelaxingNarrativeCasual
Steam👍 76%· 4.8KIGDB57· 9OC54· 52
Year 2015Dev Uppercut GamesOn PS4 · PC · iOS

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and fantasy world

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and vibe relaxing, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from Mario vs. Donkey Kong: visuals and setting.

It predates Mario vs. Donkey Kong by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting36Visuals0
GRIS
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, puzzle design and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and vibe relaxing, while skipping fantasy world

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.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Shadow Bug
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
Solo2DMeleeNarrative
Steam👍 95%· 111IGDB60· 1OC78· 15
Year 2016Dev Muro Studios · Muro Studios OyPlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and melee combat, while skipping fantasy world

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.

It predates Mario vs. Donkey Kong by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100

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