60
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Platformer3D Platformer
MultiplayerThird PersonSoloCo-op
IGDB88· 8OC85· 148
Year 2022Dev HAL Laboratory · NintendoOn Switch
4 Games like Super Mario Galaxy 2 on Nintendo Switch that you should try
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More about this game →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 Super Mario Galaxy 2 down to the 4 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Bowser's Fury and Crash Bandicoot: Warped top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Super Mario Galaxy 2.
iRank75/ 100
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Within the “Nintendo Switch” category, the closest game to Super Mario Galaxy 2 is Kirby and the Forgotten Land — scoring 60/100 on our similarity scale. Bowser's Fury and Crash Bandicoot: Warped follow close behind.
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The best games like Super Mario Galaxy 2 on Nintendo Switch
4 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Super Mario Galaxy 2. Each one has been evaluated across 4 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.
60
Platformer3D Platformer
MultiplayerThird PersonSoloCo-op
Year 2021Dev Nintendo EAD Tokyo Software Development Group No.1 · NintendoOn Switch
Platformer3D Platformer
Third PersonSoloMeleeHardcoreFantasy
Steam👍 92%· 22K
Year 2017Dev Vicarious Visions · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
✓ Same family of 3D platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and visual third person
≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world, while skipping multiplayer gameplay
Where it drifts furthest from Super Mario Galaxy 2: game mode.
It predates Super Mario Galaxy 2 by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Visuals100Game mode0
Platformer3D Platformer
Third PersonSoloMagicMeleeNarrative
Steam👍 94%· 4.5KIGDB86· 4OC76· 176
Year 2025Dev Compulsion Games · Xbox Game StudiosOn Xbox · Switch · PC
✓ Fits the 3D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and visual third person
≠ Its own twist: horror tension, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping multiplayer gameplay
Where it drifts furthest from Super Mario Galaxy 2: game mode.
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