What is the best game similar to Symphonia?

The closest game to Symphonia is SANABI, scoring 70/100 on our similarity scale. They share 7 gameplay attributes, including precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Symphonia?

The three closest games to Symphonia are: 1. SANABI (70/100, 7 shared attributes) 2. Sonic the Hedgehog (70/100, 7 shared attributes) 3. Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time (69/100, 7 shared attributes). All share Symphonia's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 37 candidates across 10 dimensions.

Is Sonic the Hedgehog similar to Symphonia?

Yes — Sonic the Hedgehog scores 70/100 similarity to Symphonia. They share 7 attributes, including precision platforming and adventure storytelling. There are some notable differences in pacing or mechanics.

What Platformer games are similar to Symphonia?

The best Platformer games similar to Symphonia are SANABI, Sonic the Hedgehog, Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time and Super Meat Boy. All share the Platformer genre alongside other key Symphonia attributes like precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus.

How is similarity to Symphonia calculated?

We compare Symphonia against every game in our catalog using 10 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Symphonia experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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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.

Few titles capture what makes Symphonia unique: precision platforming, punishing difficulty and melee combat. After measuring 10 attributes across over 6,700 games, these are the 37 most faithful alternatives. SANABI, Sonic the Hedgehog and Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time top the ranking, with SANABI at number one (70/100).

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Top games similar to Symphonia

37 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Symphonia. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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.

#1SANABIClosest overall match

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePrecision Platformer

SoloMeleeNarrativeHardcore2D

Steam👍 97%· 44KRAWG👍 89%· 34IGDB95· 2OC80· 6

Year 2023Dev SANABI · NEOWIZPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Both are precision platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: linear, story-driven structure, setting cyberpunk and setting scifi, while skipping combat magic

You, a legendary retired veteran, are called upon for one last operation: to ascend a mega-city ruled by a corrupt conglomerate. You were chosen for this mission because of your signature chain-hook prosthetic arm and the ability to maneuver and quickly defeat enemies.

Where it drifts furthest from Symphonia: setting.

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePrecision Platformer

SoloMeleeHardcoreFantasy2D

Steam👍 85%· 41IGDB85· 2

Year 1991Dev Sonic Team · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC · iOS

✓ Same family of precision platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi and visual pixel, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Symphonia: setting.

It predates Symphonia by 33 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePrecision Platformer

SoloMeleeHardcoreFantasy2D

Steam👍 87%· 3.9KIGDB86· 16OC85· 170

Year 2020Dev Toys for Bob · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of precision platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, multiplayer gameplay and visual third person, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Symphonia: setting.

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePrecision Platformer

SoloHardcore2DCasualPixel Art

Steam👍 94%· 38KIGDB85· 4OC83· 25

Year 2010Dev Team Meat · BlitWorksOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are precision platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual and visual pixel, while skipping strong narrative focus

It predates Symphonia by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone77Visuals70

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#5Mega Man 11Closest on visuals

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SoloMeleeHardcore2DSci-Fi

Steam👍 89%· 5.3KIGDB80· 12OC81· 115

Year 2018Dev Capcom Development Division 2 · CapcomOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the precision platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, first-person shooting and setting scifi, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Symphonia: setting.

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Steam Xbox PS

#6Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy

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SoloHardcoreNarrative2DDark

Steam👍 82%· 81K

Year 2017Dev Bennett FoddyOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Fits the precision platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, deep simulation and survival mechanics, while skipping melee combat

Where it drifts furthest from Symphonia: setting.

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePrecision Platformer

SoloMeleeHardcore2DDark

Steam👍 94%· 3.4KIGDB74· 3OC82· 29

Year 2017Dev Tyler GlaielOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are precision platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, post-apocalyptic world and visual pixel, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Symphonia: setting.

Genre100Game mode100Tone82Visuals82Combat69Setting0

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePrecision Platformer

SoloMeleeHardcoreFantasy2D

Steam👍 94%· 960IGDB89· 19OC89· 100

Year 2014Dev Yacht Club GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Both are precision platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty

≠ Its own twist: co op, multiplayer gameplay and visual pixel, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Symphonia: game mode and setting.

It predates Symphonia by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone80Combat77Visuals77Setting41Game mode33

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePrecision Platformer

SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeStealth

Steam👍 79%· 587RAWG👍 33%· 42

Year 2010Dev Wolfire GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of precision platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, fighting mechanics and action RPG combat, while skipping combat magic

Follow Turner, a rebel bunny rabbit with impressive combat skills in his quest to find those responsible for slaughtering his village. Uncover a far-reaching conspiracy involving the corrupt leaders of the rabbit republic and the wolves of the nearby lands.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Symphonia.

It predates Symphonia by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Spelunky

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePrecision Platformer

SoloMeleeHardcoreFantasy2D

Steam👍 92%· 17KIGDB91· 10OC87· 25

Year 2012Dev BlitWorks · Microsoft StudiosOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the precision platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty

≠ Stands apart with roguelike runs, survival mechanics and procedural generation, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Symphonia: game mode and setting.

It predates Symphonia by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Pizza Tower

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePrecision Platformer

SoloMeleeHardcore2DMultiplayer

Steam👍 98%· 71KRAWG👍 79%· 58IGDB90· 1OC91· 10

Year 2023Dev Tour De PizzaPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Same family of precision platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty

≠ Where it differs: brings multiplayer gameplay, co op and visual pixel, while skipping strong narrative focus

Pizza Tower is a fast paced 2D platformer inspired by the Wario Land series, with an emphasis on movement, exploration and score attack. Featuring highly stylized pixel art inspired by the cartoons from the '90s, and a highly energetic soundtrack.

Where it drifts furthest from Symphonia: game mode.

Genre100Tone83Combat71Visuals68Game mode35

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePrecision Platformer

SoloMeleeHardcoreFantasy2D

Steam👍 93%· 30KIGDB85· 4OC77· 17

Year 2013Dev Hopoo Games · Chucklefish GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Fits the precision platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, deep RPG systems and shooter, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Symphonia: game mode and setting.

It predates Symphonia by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG Xbox

#13Mega Man 9

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePrecision Platformer

SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrative2D

Steam👍 84%· 1.8KIGDB88· 7

Year 2008Dev Inti Creates · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the precision platformers cluster, with precision platforming, punishing difficulty and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: shooter, first-person shooting and setting scifi, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Symphonia: setting.

It predates Symphonia by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Super House of Dead Ninjas

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SoloMeleeHardcore2DProcedural

Steam👍 96%· 1.7KRAWG👍 62%· 75MC79IGDB80· 1

Year 2013Dev Megadev · Adult Swim GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Both are precision platformers — sharing precision platforming, punishing difficulty and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, procedural generation and visual pixel, while skipping adventure storytelling

Super House of Dead Ninjas is an action arcade game with roguelite elements. Race against a 30 second timer as you descend floor after foe-filled floor and attempt to unlock the secrets of this deadly tower! Play as the fearsome Crimson Ninja, wielding an arsenal of deadly ninja weapons and attacks.

It predates Symphonia by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals85Tone84Combat76

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePrecision Platformer

SoloMeleeHardcoreCasualFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 18KIGDB74· 10OC74· 45

Year 2016Dev Landfall Games · tinyBuildOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of precision platformers: precision platforming, punishing difficulty and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual and visual first person, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Symphonia: visuals.

It predates Symphonia by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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Complete list of Symphonia alternatives

The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Symphonia, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.

Mighty No. 9

Platformer · Shooter

Trials 2: Second Edition

Platformer · Racing

Celeste

Platformer · Adventure

Will You Snail?

Platformer · Adventure

Freedom Planet

Platformer · Adventure

Braid

Platformer · Puzzle

South of Midnight

Platformer · Adventure

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

Platformer · Adventure

Crash Bandicoot: Warped

Platformer · Adventure

Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment

Platformer · Adventure

Save the Ninja Clan

Platformer · Adventure

Sonic Generations

Platformer · Adventure

Stick it to the Man!

Platformer · Adventure

Snake Pass

Platformer · Adventure

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood

Platformer · Adventure

Disney's The Jungle Book

Platformer · Adventure

Wario Land 4

Platformer · Puzzle

Pandemonium!

Platformer · Adventure

The Lion King

Platformer · Adventure

Spider-Man: Web of Shadows

Platformer · RPG

10 Second Ninja

Platformer · Puzzle

Wake

Platformer

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Symphonia?: The closest game to Symphonia is SANABI, scoring 70/100 on our similarity scale. They share 7 gameplay attributes, including precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Symphonia?: The three closest games to Symphonia are: 1. SANABI (70/100, 7 shared attributes) 2. Sonic the Hedgehog (70/100, 7 shared attributes) 3. Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time (69/100, 7 shared attributes). All share Symphonia's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 37 candidates across 10 dimensions.
Is Sonic the Hedgehog similar to Symphonia?: Yes — Sonic the Hedgehog scores 70/100 similarity to Symphonia. They share 7 attributes, including precision platforming and adventure storytelling. There are some notable differences in pacing or mechanics.
What Platformer games are similar to Symphonia?: The best Platformer games similar to Symphonia are SANABI, Sonic the Hedgehog, Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time and Super Meat Boy. All share the Platformer genre alongside other key Symphonia attributes like precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus.
How is similarity to Symphonia calculated?: We compare Symphonia against every game in our catalog using 10 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Symphonia experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.