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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 43 games similar to The Rocky Horror Show Video Game down to the 14 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. The End Is Nigh, Mega Man 11 and Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Rocky Horror Show Video Game.

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Within the “Nintendo Switch” category, the closest game to The Rocky Horror Show Video Game is The End Is Nigh — scoring 81/100 on our similarity scale. Mega Man 11 and Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time follow close behind.

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The best games like The Rocky Horror Show Video Game on Nintendo Switch

14 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Rocky Horror Show Video Game. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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.

#1The End Is Nigh
The End Is Nigh
PlatformerPrecision Platformer
SoloMeleeHardcore2DPixel Art
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 and post-apocalyptic world

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Tone92
#2Mega Man 11
Mega Man 11
PlatformerPrecision Platformer
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 visual pixel

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals63
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
PlatformerPrecision Platformer
SoloMeleeHardcore2DMultiplayer
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: fantasy world, setting scifi and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping visual pixel

Where it drifts furthest from The Rocky Horror Show Video Game: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Game mode85Visuals39
Super Meat Boy
PlatformerPrecision Platformer
SoloHardcore2DPixel ArtCasual
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, while skipping melee combat

It predates The Rocky Horror Show Video Game by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone85
Shovel Knight
PlatformerPrecision Platformer
SoloMeleeHardcore2DPixel Art
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: fantasy world, co op and multiplayer gameplay

Where it drifts furthest from The Rocky Horror Show Video Game: game mode.

It predates The Rocky Horror Show Video Game by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Visuals100Game mode33
Spelunky
PlatformerPrecision Platformer
SoloMeleeHardcore2DCo-op
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 visual pixel

Where it drifts furthest from The Rocky Horror Show Video Game: game mode.

It predates The Rocky Horror Show Video Game by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Visuals63Game mode26
Risk of Rain
PlatformerPrecision Platformer
SoloMeleeHardcore2DPixel Art
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

Where it drifts furthest from The Rocky Horror Show Video Game: game mode.

It predates The Rocky Horror Show Video Game by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Combat71Game mode22
Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloMeleeHardcoreFantasyHistorical
Steam👍 92%· 22K
Year 2017Dev Vicarious Visions · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Like The Rocky Horror Show Video Game, it's known for precision platforming, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world, historical setting and setting scifi, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from The Rocky Horror Show Video Game: visuals.

Combat100Game mode100Tone100Genre50Visuals0
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloMeleeHardcoreFantasySci-Fi
Steam👍 92%· 22K
Year 2017Dev Vicarious Visions · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Like The Rocky Horror Show Video Game, it's known for precision platforming, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world, setting scifi and visual third person, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from The Rocky Horror Show Video Game: visuals.

Combat100Game mode100Tone100Genre50Visuals0
Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMelee2DPixel ArtFantasy
Steam👍 94%· 481IGDB83· 6OC86· 32
Year 2017Dev Yacht Club GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Like The Rocky Horror Show Video Game, it's known for precision platforming, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, while skipping punishing difficulty

Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Genre50
Stick it to the Man!
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMelee2D
Steam👍 95%· 869IGDB78· 8OC80· 39
Year 2013Dev Zoink · RipstoneOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Shared with The Rocky Horror Show Video Game: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, while skipping punishing difficulty

It predates The Rocky Horror Show Video Game by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Combat100Game mode100Visuals63Genre50
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMelee2D
Steam👍 95%· 1.6KIGDB74· 15OC70· 66
Year 2013Dev Press Play · Microsoft StudiosOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Like The Rocky Horror Show Video Game, it's known for precision platforming, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, while skipping punishing difficulty

It predates The Rocky Horror Show Video Game by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Combat100Game mode100Visuals63Genre50
Mega Man 9
PlatformerPrecision Platformer
SoloMeleeHardcore2DPixel Art
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 melee combat

≠ Its own twist: shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus, while skipping adventure storytelling

It predates The Rocky Horror Show Video Game by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Tone85
Clustertruck
PlatformerPrecision 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 The Rocky Horror Show Video Game: visuals.

It predates The Rocky Horror Show Video Game by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone90Visuals0

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