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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Skylanders: Swap Force down to the 5 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2, Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse and Dauntless top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Skylanders: Swap Force.

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The best games like Skylanders: Swap Force on Nintendo Switch

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Skylanders: Swap Force. 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.

#1LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2Closest overall match

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MultiplayerOfflineSoloCo-opFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 86%· 9.9KIGDB74· 13OC73· 91

Year 2017Dev Traveller's Tales · WB GamesOn PS4 · PC · Mac

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, sandbox freedom and open world exploration, while skipping precision platforming

Released 4 years after Skylanders: Swap Force.

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#2Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse

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SoloCo-opMultiplayerOfflineThird Person

Steam👍 87%· 2.5KIGDB63· 4OC57· 23

Year 2005Dev Wideload Games · Aspyr MediaOn PS4 · PC · Mac

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Skylanders: Swap Force: setting.

It predates Skylanders: Swap Force by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3DauntlessClosest on setting

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Co-opMultiplayerSoloFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 23%· 2.1KIGDB76· 5OC77· 38

Year 2019Dev Phoenix LabsOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with melee combat, combat magic and online features, while skipping precision platforming

Released 6 years after Skylanders: Swap Force.

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opThird PersonSci-Fi

IGDB89· 11OC87· 112

Year 2019Dev PlatinumGames · NintendoOn Switch

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Skylanders: Swap Force: setting.

Released 6 years after Skylanders: Swap Force.

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#5Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity

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OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opFantasyThird Person

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Year 2020Dev Omega Force · NintendoOn Switch

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and fantasy world

≠ Stands apart with ranged combat, loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping precision platforming

Released 7 years after Skylanders: Swap Force.

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