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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 Sonic Colors down to the 5 that fit the “Mobile” category. Ristar, Mega Man X and Gunstar Heroes top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Sonic Colors.

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GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer
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SoloMultiplayer
Year 2010Dev Sonic Team

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Within the “Mobile” category, the closest game to Sonic Colors is Ristar — scoring 62/100 on our similarity scale. Mega Man X and Gunstar Heroes follow close behind.

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The best games like Sonic Colors on Mobile

5 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Sonic Colors. Each one has been evaluated across 8 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.

#1Ristar
Ristar
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2DMeleePixel Art
Steam👍 100%· 11
Year 1995Dev Sega Enterprises, Ltd. · Tec ToyOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: melee combat and visual pixel, while skipping setting space

It predates Sonic Colors by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting65Visuals56Game mode55
#2Mega Man X
Mega Man X
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2D
IGDB85· 1
Year 1993Dev CapcomOn iOS

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: shooter, while skipping setting space

It predates Sonic Colors by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals69Setting65Game mode54
Gunstar Heroes
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMultiplayerSci-Fi2DCo-op
Steam👍 94%· 16IGDB60· 1
Year 1993Dev Treasure · Tec ToyOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · Android

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

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, melee combat and combat tactical, while skipping adventure storytelling

It predates Sonic Colors by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting65Game mode63Visuals56
#4Doodle Jump
54
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 adventure storytelling

Genre100Game mode100Visuals69
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 adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Sonic Colors: visuals.

It predates Sonic Colors by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals49

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