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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 Super Monkey Ball 2 down to the 5 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Bowser's Fury and South of Midnight top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Super Monkey Ball 2.

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SoloMultiplayer
Year 2002Dev Amusement Vision

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Within the “Nintendo Switch” category, the closest game to Super Monkey Ball 2 is Kirby and the Forgotten Land — scoring 63/100 on our similarity scale. Bowser's Fury and South of Midnight follow close behind.

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The best games like Super Monkey Ball 2 on Nintendo Switch

5 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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

#1Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloMultiplayerThird PersonCo-op
IGDB88· 8OC85· 148
Year 2022Dev HAL Laboratory · NintendoOn Switch

✓ Fits the 3D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and co op

Released 20 years after Super Monkey Ball 2.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode71
Bowser's Fury
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloMultiplayerThird PersonCo-op
Year 2021Dev Nintendo EAD Tokyo Software Development Group No.1 · NintendoOn Switch

✓ Same family of 3D platformers: precision platforming, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and co op

Released 19 years after Super Monkey Ball 2.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode71
South of Midnight
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloThird PersonMagicMeleeNarrative
Steam👍 94%· 4.5KIGDB86· 4OC76· 176
Year 2025Dev Compulsion Games · Xbox Game StudiosOn Xbox · Switch · PC

✓ Fits the 3D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, single-player focus and visual third person

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Released 23 years after Super Monkey Ball 2.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode56
Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloThird PersonMeleeHardcoreFantasy
Steam👍 92%· 22K
Year 2017Dev Vicarious Visions · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of 3D platformers: precision platforming, single-player focus and visual third person

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, punishing difficulty and melee combat, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Released 15 years after Super Monkey Ball 2.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode55
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloThird PersonMeleeHardcoreFantasy
Steam👍 92%· 22K
Year 2017Dev Vicarious Visions · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of 3D platformers: precision platforming, single-player focus and visual third person

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, punishing difficulty and melee combat, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Released 15 years after Super Monkey Ball 2.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode55

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