9 Games like The Making of Karateka on PlayStation that you should try

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We filtered the 32 games similar to The Making of Karateka down to the 9 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I, Sonic Generations and Gravity Circuit top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Making of Karateka.

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The best games like The Making of Karateka on PlayStation

9 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Making of Karateka. Each one has been evaluated across 8 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 the Hedgehog 4: Episode IClosest overall match

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GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer

SoloMeleeNarrative2DHorror

Steam👍 40%· 3.7KIGDB75· 5

Year 2010Dev Dimps · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, strong narrative focus and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, horror tension and horror setting, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from The Making of Karateka: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly negative, against very positive for The Making of Karateka.

It predates The Making of Karateka by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer

SoloMelee2DThird Person3D

Steam👍 94%· 25KIGDB75· 10

Year 2011Dev Sonic Team · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, visual third person and visual 3d, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from The Making of Karateka: visuals.

It predates The Making of Karateka by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Gravity CircuitClosest on visuals

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GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer

SoloMelee2DPixel ArtSci-Fi

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, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings fighting mechanics and setting scifi, while skipping strong narrative focus

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.

Where it drifts furthest from The Making of Karateka: setting.

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#4Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment

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SoloMelee2DPixel ArtFantasy

Steam👍 94%· 481IGDB83· 6OC86· 32

Year 2017Dev Yacht Club GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and fantasy world, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from The Making of Karateka: setting.

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#5Disney's Hercules Action Game

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SoloMelee2DMythologyThird Person

Steam👍 89%· 700IGDB60· 1

Year 1997Dev Eurocom Entertainment Software · Virgin Interactive EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, setting mythology and visual third person, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from The Making of Karateka: setting and visuals.

It predates The Making of Karateka by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG

#6Crash Bandicoot: Warped

GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer

SoloHistorical2DFantasySci-Fi

Year 1998Dev Naughty Dog · Universal Interactive StudiosOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, fantasy world and setting scifi, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from The Making of Karateka: setting and visuals.

It predates The Making of Karateka by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Rayman

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GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer

Solo2DPixel Art

IGDB78· 2

Year 1995Dev Ubi Pictures · Ubi Soft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, while skipping strong narrative focus

It predates The Making of Karateka by 28 years, with what that implies technically.

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Solo2DPixel ArtSci-Fi

IGDB69· 2

Year 1996Dev Capcom · Ocean SoftwareOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Stands apart with shooter and setting scifi, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from The Making of Karateka: setting.

It predates The Making of Karateka by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Disney's Tarzan

GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer

Solo2DThird Person

Year 1999Dev Eurocom Entertainment Software · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling and visual third person, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from The Making of Karateka: visuals.

It predates The Making of Karateka by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

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