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20 games like Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Games that share Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze's genres, themes and feel — upcoming and already out.
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Donkey Kong Country Returns
Under the influence of a group of evil Tikis, the animals of Donkey Kong Island have raided Donkey Kong's banana hoard and stolen his stash of bananas - and being an ape of large appetites he understandably wants them…
PlatformAction- Wii U
- Wii
- 2

Super Mario 3D World
Super Mario 3D World is a 3D platformer action game for the Wii U, and a follow-up of the Nintendo 3DS installment Super Mario 3D Land. The game builds upon the previous installment, following a similar 3D level-design…
PlatformAction- Wii U
- 3

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
The intrepid Captain Toad sets off on his own adventure for the very first time through a wide variety of tricky, enemy-infested, maze-like stages to find hidden gems and nab elusive gold stars.
PlatformAction- Wii U
- 4

Mario Kart 8
Mario Kart 8 is a kart racing game in which players control characters from the Mario universe and other Nintendo franchises. Racers compete on themed tracks using power-ups found in item boxes to gain advantages or…
Action- Wii U
- 5

Hollow Knight: Silksong
Hollow Knight: Silksong is the epic sequel to Hollow Knight, the epic action-adventure of bugs and heroes. As the lethal hunter Hornet, journey to all-new lands, discover new powers, battle vast hordes of bugs and…
PlatformAction- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +6
- 6

Cuphead
Cuphead is a run-and-gun action game focused primarily on boss battles. Its visual style is modeled after 1930s cartoons, using traditional hand-drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz…
PlatformAction- PC
- Switch
- PS4
- +2
- 7

Portal 2
Sequel to the acclaimed Portal (2007), Portal 2 pits the protagonist of the original game, Chell, and her new robot friend, Wheatley, against more puzzles conceived by GLaDOS, an A.I. with the sole purpose of testing…
PlatformAction- PC
- Switch
- Mac
- +3
- 8

Hollow Knight
A 2D metroidvania with an emphasis on close combat and exploration in which the player enters the once-prosperous now-bleak insect kingdom of Hallownest, travels through its various districts, meets friendly…
PlatformAction- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +7
- 9

Portal
Waking up in a seemingly empty laboratory, the player is made to complete various physics-based puzzle challenges through numerous test chambers in order to test out the new Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device…
PlatformAction- PC
- Switch
- Mac
- +4
- 10

It Takes Two
It Takes Two is a cooperative action-adventure game designed exclusively for two players, playable in local split-screen or online. Players control Cody and May, a married couple transformed into dolls, as they travel…
PlatformAction- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +4
- 11

Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Ori and the Will of the Wisps is a platform-adventure game that combines exploration, traversal, and combat within an interconnected world. Designed in a Metroidvania style, it focuses on navigating varied…
PlatformAction- PC
- Xbox
- Switch
- +1
- 12

Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider explores the intense and gritty origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor. Armed only with raw instincts and the ability to push beyond the limits of human…
PlatformAction- PC
- Mac
- Linux
- +4
- 13

Stray
Stray is a third-person cat adventure game set amidst the detailed neon-lit alleys of a decaying cybercity and the murky environments of its seedy underbelly. Roam surroundings high and low, defend against unforeseen…
PlatformAction- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +5
- 14

Celeste
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets…
PlatformAction- PC
- Switch
- PS4
- +3
- 15

Terraria
Terraria is a 2D sandbox action-adventure game with platforming and role-playing elements. Players create a character and are placed in a procedurally generated world where they mine resources, craft equipment, build…
PlatformAction- PC
- Switch
- PS4
- +10
- 16

Assassin's Creed II
Discover an intriguing and epic story of power, revenge and conspiracy set during a pivotal moment in history: the Italian Renaissance. Experience the freedom and immersion of an all new open world and mission…
PlatformAction- PC
- Mac
- PS3
- +1
- 17

Split Fiction
Split Fiction is a 2025 cooperative multiplayer game. It follows two writers, Mio Hudson and Zoe Foster, as they become trapped in their imaginations.
PlatformAction- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +1
- 18

Ori and the Blind Forest
The forest of Nibel is dying. After a powerful storm sets a series of devastating events in motion, an unlikely hero must journey to find his courage and confront a dark nemesis to save his home. Ori and the Blind…
PlatformAction- PC
- Switch
- XB1
- 19

Super Mario Odyssey
Explore incredible places far from the Mushroom Kingdom as you join Mario and his new ally Cappy on a massive, globe-trotting 3D adventure. Use amazing new abilities, like the power to capture and control objects…
PlatformAction- Switch 2
- Switch
- 20

Dead Cells
Dead Cells is a 2D side-scrolling action platformer combining roguelike and Metroidvania design. Players control the Prisoner, an immortal creature that possesses corpses and fights through procedurally generated…
PlatformAction- PC
- PS5
- Switch
- +6