7 Games like Strider on PlayStation that you should try

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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 Strider down to the 7 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Gunstar Heroes, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic Forces top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Strider.

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The best games like Strider on PlayStation

7 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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

#1Gunstar HeroesClosest overall match

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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

Released 4 years after Strider.

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#2Sonic the Hedgehog 2

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SoloMultiplayerSci-Fi2DOffline

Steam👍 86%· 37IGDB90· 2

Year 1992Dev Sega Technical Institute · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, melee combat and offline

Released 3 years after Strider.

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SoloMultiplayerSci-Fi2DCo-op

Steam👍 59%· 8.5KIGDB57· 11OC56· 95

Year 2017Dev Sonic Team · Sega GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Strider: setting.

Released 28 years after Strider.

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Steam Xbox PS

#4Trials FusionClosest on game mode

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SoloMultiplayer2DOfflinePixel Art

Steam👍 67%· 2.5KIGDB79· 11OC79· 62

Year 2014Dev RedLynx · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, sports simulation and offline, while skipping setting scifi

Released 25 years after Strider.

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Steam Epic Xbox

#5Jetpack JoyrideClosest on visuals

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SoloSci-Fi2D

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Year 2011Dev Halfbrick Studios · BeatshapersOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, setting scifi and single-player focus.

≠ Missing: multiplayer gameplay.

Released 22 years after Strider.

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#6Gravity Circuit

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SoloSci-Fi2DMeleePixel Art

Steam👍 94%· 3.5KMC89IGDB90· 1OC86· 14

Year 2023Dev Domesticated Ants · Plug In DigitalPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings fighting mechanics, melee combat and visual pixel, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Gravity Circuit - a flashy action packed 2d platformer in the spirit of console classics. Mission: Stop Virus Army Uprising! In a post-apocalyptic world populated by sentient robots, its inhabitants are once more threatened by an old foe.

Released 34 years after Strider.

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