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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 Strider down to the 4 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. Sonic Forces, Super Mario Maker 2 and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Strider.

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GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer
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SoloMultiplayer
Year 1989Dev Capcom

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Within the “Nintendo Switch” category, the closest game to Strider is Sonic Forces — scoring 67/100 on our similarity scale. Super Mario Maker 2 and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze follow close behind.

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The best games like Strider on Nintendo Switch

4 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.

#1Sonic Forces
Sonic Forces
Platformer2D Platformer
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.

Genre100Game mode71Visuals62Setting34
#2Super Mario Maker 2
Super Mario Maker 2
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMultiplayer2D
IGDB87· 12OC88· 120
Year 2019Dev Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 10 · NintendoOn Switch

✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay.

≠ Missing: setting scifi.

Released 30 years after Strider.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMultiplayer2D
IGDB88· 12OC84· 138
Year 2018Dev Retro Studios · NintendoOn Switch

✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay.

≠ Missing: setting scifi.

Released 29 years after Strider.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Donkey Kong Bananza
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMultiplayer2DSkill TreeThird Person
IGDB90· 3OC91· 172
Year 2025Dev Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 8 · NintendoOn Switch

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, skill tree progression and visual third person, while skipping setting scifi

Released 36 years after Strider.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals69

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