Games similar to Mario vs. Donkey Kong

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Take a look at some of the most similar games below.

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Guide the jumpless Captain Toad and Toadette through diorama-like levels filled with hazards.
The Pedestrian
A puzzle-platformer set within a world of interconnected street signs.
Backworlds
Apply dimension-switching strokes of paintbrush to explore a dual world of platforming puzzles.
Leap Year
Discover the secrets of falling in a platforming world where a plain jump could kill you.
Piece by Piece
Connect and swap puzzle pieces to traverse pocket levels.
Öoo
Use bombs to launch yourself into the air and perform joyful caterpillar tricks.
Filmechanism
Capture and restore snapshots of single-screen puzzle-platformer stages.
Hue
Switch the background color of a room at any time to hide or reveal walls and crates.
Atlantis no Puzzle
Recover the fabled treasure of Atlantis, learning the rules of its mysterious items.
Leap Year: March
Jump your way through another month's worth of clumsy, puzzly platforming.
Snipperclips
Cut paper characters into various shapes to solve cheerful physics-based puzzles.
ElecHead
Throw your head around to power mechanisms in this puzzle-platformer.
ibb & obb
Join forces with a friend to traverse levels where two gravities coexist.
Kubinashi Recollection
Use your head in a very literal way to unwind platforming conundrums.
Toki Tori
Navigate the levels using limited tools to rescue unhatched chicks.
A Little to the Left: Seeing Stars
Identify the many logical ways to fold, stack, join and sort out a profusion of household items.
Chromatic Conundrum
Shine lights of various colors and manipulate shadows to solve puzzle chambers.
Mind Over Magnet
From video essayist GMTK, a puzzle-platformer about a robot and his magnet friend escaping a factory.
+1
Pick up health tokens to reach new rooms and discover movement techniques.
Strange Jigsaws
A colorful medley of unusual jigsaw puzzles.
20 Small Mazes
A small collection of playful maze variations.
Grooveyard
Set up the right platforms before releasing a skeleton whose movement is tied to specific beats.
Juurru
Navigate from room to room by growing roots through the walls.
Oh my orbs...
Connect and release colorful orbs to satisfy hidden rules.
BoxBoy! + BoxGirl!
Pull out chains of boxes from yourself to get across obstacles, either solo or in co-op.
Recursed
The rooms are items and the items are rooms in this recursive platformer.
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book
Discover the abilities of quirky creatures living inside a mysterious encyclopedia.
A Little to the Left
Tidy up wonky picture frames, messy tables, and cluttered drawers in this gentle puzzler.
Linelight
A minimalist adventure that takes place entirely on a line.
UvsU: You vs You
Take turns between two versions of yourself and find ways to escape your own traps.

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