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Games similar to Mario vs. Donkey Kong

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  • Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
    Nintendo Switch
    Guide the jumpless Captain Toad and Toadette through diorama-like levels filled with hazards.
  • The Pedestrian
    Windows
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    PlayStation 4
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    Xbox Series X|S
    Xbox One
    A puzzle-platformer set within a world of interconnected street signs.
  • Leap Year
    Windows
    Discover the secrets of falling in a platforming world where a plain jump could kill you.
  • Öoo
    Windows
    Use bombs to launch yourself into the air and perform joyful caterpillar tricks.
  • Backworlds
    Windows
    Nintendo Switch
    Apply dimension-switching strokes of paintbrush to explore a dual world of platforming puzzles.
  • Filmechanism
    Windows
    Nintendo Switch
    Capture and restore snapshots of single-screen puzzle-platformer stages.
  • Atlantis no Puzzle
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    Web
    Recover the fabled treasure of Atlantis, learning the rules of its mysterious items.
  • ibb & obb
    Windows
    Linux
    Nintendo Switch
    Join forces with a friend to traverse levels where two gravities coexist.
  • Snipperclips
    Nintendo Switch
    Cut paper characters into various shapes to solve cheerful physics-based puzzles.
  • Kubinashi Recollection
    Windows
    Nintendo Switch
    Use your head in a very literal way to unwind platforming conundrums.
  • Leap Year: March
    Windows
    Jump your way through another month's worth of clumsy, puzzly platforming.
  • Mind Over Magnet
    Windows
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    Nintendo Switch
    PlayStation 4
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    Xbox One
    From video essayist GMTK, a puzzle-platformer about a robot and his magnet friend escaping a factory.
  • Toki Tori
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    Nintendo Switch
    Navigate the levels using limited tools to rescue unhatched chicks.
  • Strange Jigsaws
    Windows
    A colorful medley of unusual jigsaw puzzles.
  • Manifold Garden
    Windows
    Nintendo Switch
    PlayStation 4
    PlayStation 5
    Xbox Series X|S
    Xbox One
    Solve physics-defying puzzles in an abstract world of infinite architecture.
  • 20 Small Mazes
    Windows
    A small collection of playful maze variations.
  • Grooveyard
    Windows
    MacOS
    Set up the right platforms before releasing a skeleton whose movement is tied to specific beats.
  • Piece by Piece
    Windows
    Linux
    Connect and swap puzzle pieces to traverse pocket levels.
  • Juurru
    Web
    Navigate from room to room by growing roots through the walls.
  • Oh my orbs...
    Web
    Connect and release colorful orbs to satisfy hidden rules.
  • ElecHead
    Windows
    Nintendo Switch
    Xbox Series X|S
    Xbox One
    Throw your head around to power mechanisms in this puzzle-platformer.
  • Recursed
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    The rooms are items and the items are rooms in this recursive platformer.
  • UvsU: You vs You
    Windows
    Take turns between two versions of yourself and find ways to escape your own traps.
  • BoxBoy! + BoxGirl!
    Nintendo Switch
    Pull out chains of boxes from yourself to get across obstacles, either solo or in co-op.
  • A Little to the Left
    Windows
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    Nintendo Switch
    PlayStation 4
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    Tidy up wonky picture frames, messy tables, and cluttered drawers in this gentle puzzler.
  • Gnog
    Windows
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    PlayStation 4
    iPad
    A cute, casual game about playing with interactive robot toys.
  • DYO
    Windows
    Split and unite both halves of the screen to guide two minotaurs out of an impossible maze.
  • Bionic Bay
    Windows
    PlayStation 5
    Swap positions and shift gravity in the sci-fi landscapes of this cinematic puzzle-platformer.
  • A Grim Chase
    Web
    Reach the exit using a skull you can toss and swap places with.
  • Portal
    Windows
    Linux
    Nintendo Switch
    Xbox Series X|S
    Xbox One
    Solve test chambers with a portal gun in this first-person classic.

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