Games Like Crash Bandicoot
Quick Answer
The closest games to Crash Bandicoot are Crash Bandicoot N Sane Trilogy, Crash Bandicoot 4, Spyro the Dragon, Kao the Kangaroo and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. Below are 9 picks with the reason for each — what carries over from Crash Bandicoot, and what does not.
What Made Crash Bandicoot Work
Crash is a platformer that runs mostly into the screen rather than across it, which removes depth perception as a tool and makes every jump a commitment. The boxes, the chase levels and the brutal checkpointing are the identity — it is a much harder series than its mascot face suggests.
9 Games Like Crash Bandicoot
1.Crash Bandicoot N Sane Trilogy
All three rebuilt, and the definitive way to play them.
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The modern sequel, and genuinely one of the hardest platformers made.
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The other precision mascot platformer, and one of the best ever made.
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How These Picks Match Crash Bandicoot
Crash Bandicoot is catalogued here as a 3D platformer on the PlayStation. All nine picks share at least one of its genre tags — nine platformers among them.
Kao the Kangaroo, Celeste and Pseudoregalia are from small or self-published studios. Crash Bandicoot N Sane Trilogy, Crash Bandicoot 4, Spyro the Dragon, Kao the Kangaroo, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Rayman Legends and Super Lucky's Tale are the ones a child and an adult can play together.
| Game | Genre | Shares with Crash Bandicoot |
|---|---|---|
| Crash Bandicoot N Sane Trilogy | Platformer, Family | Platformer |
| Crash Bandicoot 4 | Platformer, Family | Platformer |
| Spyro the Dragon | Platformer, Family, Adventure | Platformer |
| Kao the Kangaroo | Platformer, Family, Indie | Platformer |
| Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze | Platformer, Family | Platformer |
| Celeste | Platformer, Indie | Platformer |
| Rayman Legends | Platformer, Family, Arcade | Platformer |
| Super Lucky's Tale | Platformer, Family, Casual | Platformer |
| Pseudoregalia | Platformer, Action, Indie | Platformer |
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