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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 50 games similar to Popeye down to the 4 that fit the “Mobile” category. Doodle Jump, Sonic Advance and Metal Slug 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Popeye.

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GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer
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SoloMultiplayer
Year 1982Dev Nintendo

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Within the “Mobile” category, the closest game to Popeye is Doodle Jump — scoring 67/100 on our similarity scale. Sonic Advance and Metal Slug 2 follow close behind.

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The best games like Popeye on Mobile

4 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Popeye. 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.

#1Doodle Jump
67
Doodle Jump
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMultiplayer2D
Year 2009Dev Lima SkyOn PC · Android · iOS

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

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, while skipping visual pixel

Released 27 years after Popeye.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals72
Sonic Advance
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMultiplayer2DIsometric
IGDB79· 1
Year 2001Dev Dimps · THQOn Android

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

≠ Where it differs: brings visual isometric, while skipping visual pixel

Released 19 years after Popeye.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals51
#3Metal Slug 2
Metal Slug 2
Platformer2D Platformer
MultiplayerSolo2DPixel ArtCo-op
Steam👍 89%· 1.4K
Year 1998Dev DotEmu · SNK PlaymoreOn PlayStation 3 · Android · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: shooter, adventure storytelling and first-person shooting

Released 16 years after Popeye.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode63
Gunstar Heroes
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMultiplayer2DPixel ArtCo-op
Steam👍 94%· 16IGDB60· 1
Year 1993Dev Treasure · Tec ToyOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · Android

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

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, melee combat and combat tactical

Released 11 years after Popeye.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode63

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