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We filtered the 50 games similar to Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal down to the 17 that fit the “Platformer” category. Shadow the Hedgehog, Conker's Bad Fur Day and Lost Planet: Extreme Condition top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal.

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OfflineSolo
Year 2004Dev Insomniac Games

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Within the “Platformer” category, the closest game to Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal is Shadow the Hedgehog — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Conker's Bad Fur Day and Lost Planet: Extreme Condition follow close behind.

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The best platformer games like Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal

17 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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.

Shadow the Hedgehog
ShooterTPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird Person
IGDB46· 2
Year 2005Dev Sonic Team · SegaOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: post-apocalyptic world, while skipping exploration and discovery

Conker's Bad Fur Day
ShooterTPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerThird PersonNarrative
Year 2001Dev Rare · THQ

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping setting scifi

Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
ShooterTPS
MultiplayerSoloSci-FiThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 82%· 2.2KIGDB74· 5
Year 2006Dev K2 LLC · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, first-person shooting and melee combat, while skipping offline

Bionic Commando
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 73%· 1.8KIGDB69· 6
Year 2009Dev GRIN · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with first-person shooting, melee combat and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping offline

Jet Force Gemini
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird PersonCo-op
Year 1999Dev Rare

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings co op, while skipping offline

Tomb Raider
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerExplorationThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 96%· 265KRAWG👍 86%· 4.1KMC86IGDB85· 14OC84· 50
Year 2013Dev Crystal Dynamics · Square EnixPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, survival mechanics and sandbox freedom, while skipping setting scifi

Jak II
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiExplorationThird PersonOpen World
IGDB90· 1
Year 2003Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, while skipping offline

Ratchet & Clank
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiExplorationThird Person
IGDB80· 1OC86· 89
Year 2002Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer Entertainment

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming.

≠ Missing: offline.

Infamous: First Light
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiExplorationThird PersonSandbox World
IGDB76· 7OC76· 50
Year 2014Dev Sucker Punch Productions · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping offline

Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiExplorationThird Person
IGDB71· 4
Year 2008Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming.

≠ Missing: offline.

Jak 3
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiExplorationThird PersonOpen World
IGDB70· 2
Year 2004Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings open world exploration, while skipping offline

Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 89%· 123IGDB45· 2
Year 2002Dev Sunstorm Interactive · Apogee SoftwareOn PC · iOS · Mac

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, while skipping offline

Splatoon 2
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird PersonCo-op
IGDB83· 17OC83· 118
Year 2017Dev Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development · NintendoOn Switch

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings co op, while skipping adventure storytelling

87
Contra
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird PersonCo-op
Year 1988Dev Konami

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings co op and visual 2d, while skipping adventure storytelling

Contra
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird PersonCo-op
IGDB50
Year 1987Dev Konami

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with combat tactical, co op and visual 2d, while skipping adventure storytelling

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