70
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Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMultiplayer2DFantasy
IGDB100· 1
Year 1990Dev Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Nintendo
25 Adventure games like New Super Luigi U that you should try
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More about this game →Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.
We filtered the 50 games similar to New Super Luigi U down to the 25 that fit the “Adventure” category. Super Mario World, Ghosts 'n Goblins and Kirby: Planet Robobot top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to New Super Luigi U.
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Within the “Adventure” category, the closest game to New Super Luigi U is Super Mario World — scoring 70/100 on our similarity scale. Ghosts 'n Goblins and Kirby: Planet Robobot follow close behind.
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The best adventure games like New Super Luigi U
25 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to New Super Luigi U. 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.
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMultiplayer2DFantasy
IGDB90· 1
Year 1985Dev CapcomOn PC
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMultiplayer2DRanged
IGDB82· 15OC84· 58
Year 2016Dev HAL Laboratory · Nintendo
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMultiplayer2DMagicMelee
IGDB77· 4
Year 2008Dev HAL Laboratory · Nintendo
✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with combat magic and melee combat
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMultiplayer2DMelee
IGDB70· 1
Year 2002Dev HAL Laboratory · Nintendo
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMultiplayer2D
Year 1986Dev Nintendo R&D4 · Nintendo
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMultiplayer2DSkill TreeThird Person
IGDB90· 3OC91· 172
Year 2025Dev Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 8 · NintendoOn Switch
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMultiplayer2DSci-FiSpace
IGDB75· 5
Year 2010Dev Sonic Team · Sega
✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with setting scifi, setting space and visual third person
Genre100Game mode100Visuals69
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMultiplayer2DMeleeThird Person
Steam👍 62%· 5.5KIGDB58· 14
Year 2013Dev Sonic Team · NintendoOn PC
70
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMultiplayer2DMagicMelee
Year 1985Dev Nintendo R&D4 · Playtronic
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMultiplayer2DIsometricThird Person
IGDB87· 2
Year 2002Dev Dimps · THQ
✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings visual isometric and visual third person
Where it drifts furthest from New Super Luigi U: visuals.
It predates New Super Luigi U by 11 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals49
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMultiplayer2DCo-opMelee
IGDB95· 2
Year 2006Dev Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Nintendo
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMultiplayer2DCo-op
IGDB85· 4
Year 2010Dev Good-Feel · Nintendo
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMultiplayer2DCo-op
IGDB81· 4
Year 2009Dev Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Nintendo
✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with co op
Genre100Visuals100Game mode71
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMultiplayer2DCo-op
IGDB80· 9
Year 2012Dev Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Nintendo
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