ShooterTPS
SoloCo-opSci-FiSkill TreeThird Person
IGDB82· 6OC83· 124
Year 2022Dev Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 5 · NintendoOn Switch
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More about this game →We filtered the 50 games similar to Splatoon down to the 20 that fit the “Platformer” category. Splatoon 3, Splatoon 2 and Jet Force Gemini top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Splatoon.
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Year 2015Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.2
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Within the “Platformer” category, the closest game to Splatoon is Splatoon 3 — scoring 93/100 on our similarity scale. Splatoon 2 and Jet Force Gemini follow close behind.
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The best platformer games like Splatoon
20 similar games foundUpdated July 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Splatoon. 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.
ShooterTPS
SoloCo-opSci-FiThird PersonMultiplayer
IGDB83· 17OC83· 118
Year 2017Dev Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development · NintendoOn Switch
93
ShooterTPS
SoloCo-opSci-FiThird PersonMultiplayer
Year 1999Dev Rare
✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping skill tree progression
#4Contra
93
ShooterTPS
SoloCo-opSci-FiThird PersonMultiplayer
Year 1988Dev Konami
✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming
≠ Where it differs: brings multiplayer gameplay and visual 2d, while skipping skill tree progression
ShooterTPS
SoloCo-opSci-FiThird PersonMultiplayer
IGDB50
Year 1987Dev Konami
✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming
≠ Stands apart with combat tactical, multiplayer gameplay and visual 2d, while skipping skill tree progression
ShooterTPS
SoloCo-opRangedDarkNarrative
Steam👍 79%· 15KRAWG👍 8%· 76
Year 2009Dev Invent4 Entertainment · Strategy FirstPlaytime ~3hOn PC
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 89%· 123IGDB45· 2
Year 2002Dev Sunstorm Interactive · Apogee SoftwareOn PC · iOS · Mac
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiThird Person
IGDB90· 1
Year 2003Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer Entertainment
✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, while skipping co op
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiThird Person
IGDB84· 18OC86· 89
Year 2016Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PS5
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiThird PersonFree to Play
IGDB69· 7
Year 2013Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3
✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and free to play, while skipping co op
87
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiThird Person2D
Year 1995Dev Shiny Entertainment · Tec Toy
✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming
≠ Where it differs: brings visual 2d, while skipping co op
ShooterTPS
SoloCo-opSkill TreeThird PersonMultiplayer
IGDB95· 8
Year 2009Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3
✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming
≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping setting scifi
ShooterTPS
SoloCo-opSkill TreeThird PersonMultiplayer
IGDB93· 8
Year 2011Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3
✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping setting scifi
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiThird PersonExploration
IGDB92· 4
Year 2007Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3
✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and exploration and discovery, while skipping co op
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiThird PersonOpen WorldExploration
IGDB90· 1
Year 2003Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4
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