Games Like Spyro the Dragon
Quick Answer
The closest games to Spyro the Dragon are Spyro Reignited Trilogy, Kao the Kangaroo, A Hat in Time, Yooka-Replaylee and Banjo-Kazooie. Below are 12 picks with the reason for each — what carries over from Spyro the Dragon, and what does not.
What Made Spyro the Dragon Work
Spyro is the gentle collectathon — glide, charge, flame, and worlds that open up rather than gate you. There is no combat difficulty to speak of, and the pleasure is in sweeping a level clean. Recommending hard platformers here misses what people are actually asking for.
Spyro the Dragon is Insomniac Games' 1998 PlayStation platformer. Spyro frees crystallised dragons, collects gems and glides across colourful homeworlds full of portals. He can charge and breathe fire, and there is very little punishment for mistakes. Toys for Bob remade the first three games as the Spyro Reignited Trilogy in 2018. Fans usually want another relaxed 3D collectathon.
Also written as Spyro — same game, same list.
12 Games Like Spyro the Dragon
1.Spyro Reignited Trilogy
All three originals rebuilt, and the definitive way to play them.
Why it fits: Toys for Bob's 2018 remake of the first three Spyro games rebuilds the visuals and adds updated controls.
What is different: The same three games remade with new art and voices, and controls updated for modern pads.
Where to play it: PS4, Xbox One, Switch and PC.
More about this game →2.Kao the Kangaroo
A modern mascot platformer in exactly the same register.
Why it fits: Tate Multimedia's 2022 reboot is a colourful 3D platformer with collectables and a light tone.
What is different: You box with magic gloves instead of charging and gliding, and the levels are narrower paths.
Where to play it: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Switch.
More about this game →3.A Hat in Time
The best indie collectathon, and just as warm.
Why it fits: Gears for Breakfast's 2017 3D platformer has open levels and a friendly collectathon structure.
What is different: Movement is more acrobatic, hats grant the powers, and each chapter changes theme and tone completely.
Where to play it: PC, PS4, Xbox One and Switch.
More about this game →4.Yooka-Replaylee
By ex-Rare developers, and rebuilt with better controls.
Why it fits: Playtonic's 2025 remaster of Yooka-Laylee is a collectathon from a team including former Rare developers.
What is different: A Banjo-style collectathon with a double act and a bigger move set than Spyro's charge and glide.
More about this game →5.Banjo-Kazooie
The other great collectathon of that moment.
Why it fits: Rare's 1998 Nintendo 64 game is the other defining collectathon of that time.
What is different: You learn moves from Bottles as you go and gather jigsaw pieces and notes; the worlds are denser and more puzzle-led.
Where to play it: N64; later Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Games like this →6.Super Lucky's Tale
Small, kind, and made for the same audience.
Why it fits: Playful's 2017 Xbox One game is a gentle 3D platformer about a young fox.
What is different: Smaller, gentler stages made with young players in mind, and a fox who burrows under the ground.
Where to play it: Xbox One, PC and Switch.
More about this game →7.Crash Bandicoot N Sane Trilogy
The sister series, if you want it much harder.
Why it fits: Vicarious Visions' 2017 remake of the first three Crash games offers linear, more difficult platforming.
What is different: Linear corridor levels and hard, precise jumps rather than open worlds to explore at your own pace.
Where to play it: PS4, Xbox One, Switch and PC.
More about this game →8.Astro Bot
The best-feeling modern platformer, and equally generous.
Why it fits: Team Asobi's 2024 PS5 platformer is generous with collectables and built to be enjoyed by everyone.
What is different: Levels are short and built around the DualSense controller's tricks, rather than open worlds to roam.
Where to play it: PS5.
Games like this →9.Clive N Wrench
An unashamed N64-era collectathon throwback.
Why it fits: Dinosaur Bytes Studio's 2023 game is a collectathon in the style of the N64 and PS1 era.
What is different: A small indie collectathon in the N64 mould, with a rabbit-and-monkey pair; rougher round the edges.
More about this game →10.Psychonauts
Hub-and-levels platforming where every world is a completely different idea.
Why it fits: Double Fine's 2005 game uses a hub world and levels that each represent a different mind.
What is different: You enter people's minds and each level is built around their fears; the platforming is odder and harder.
Where to play it: PC, Xbox and PS2; later PS4.
Games like this →11.Jak and Daxter
Seamless open platforming from the same moment, with no loading between areas.
Why it fits: Naughty Dog's 2001 PS2 game has a seamless world and a collectathon structure.
What is different: One seamless world with almost no loading, and you punch and use eco powers rather than breathe fire.
Where to play it: PS2; later PS3 and PS4.
Games like this →12.Sly Cooper
The third of the PS2 mascot trio, and the most forgiving stealth game there is.
Why it fits: Sucker Punch Productions' 2002 PS2 game is a stealth-platformer with a forgiving difficulty.
What is different: Stealth instead of charging in: you sneak, pick pockets and climb as a raccoon thief.
Where to play it: PS2; the Sly Collection is on PS3.
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Where to Start
The Spyro Reignited Trilogy is the obvious first stop if you have only played the original. For a new game in the same spirit, A Hat in Time is the strongest pick. Banjo-Kazooie is the one to play if you want the other classic collectathon of 1998.
How We Picked These Games
Every pick is a 3D platformer, mostly a collectathon, with a gentle difficulty curve and a friendly tone. We included Spyro's own remake, other late-1990s and early-2000s mascot platformers, and modern games that capture the same feel.
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How These Picks Match Spyro the Dragon
Spyro the Dragon is catalogued here as a 3D platformer on the PlayStation. All twelve picks share at least one of its genre tags — twelve platformers and six adventures among them.
Going by the "where to play it" notes, six can be played on PC, eight can be played on a PlayStation, six can be played on a Nintendo system and seven can be played on an Xbox. Kao the Kangaroo, A Hat in Time and Clive N Wrench are from small or self-published studios. Spyro Reignited Trilogy, Kao the Kangaroo, A Hat in Time, Yooka-Replaylee, Banjo-Kazooie, Super Lucky's Tale, Crash Bandicoot N Sane Trilogy, Astro Bot, Clive N Wrench, Psychonauts and Sly Cooper are, like Spyro the Dragon, games a child and an adult can play together.
| Game | Genre | Shares with Spyro the Dragon | Where to play |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spyro Reignited Trilogy | Platformer, Family, Adventure | Platformer, Adventure | PS4, Xbox One, Switch and PC. |
| Kao the Kangaroo | Platformer, Family, Indie | Platformer | PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Switch. |
| A Hat in Time | Platformer, Indie, Family | Platformer | PC, PS4, Xbox One and Switch. |
| Yooka-Replaylee | Platformer, Adventure, Family | Platformer, Adventure | — |
| Banjo-Kazooie | Platformer, Adventure, Family | Platformer, Adventure | N64; later Xbox 360 and Xbox One. |
| Super Lucky's Tale | Platformer, Family, Casual | Platformer | Xbox One, PC and Switch. |
| Crash Bandicoot N Sane Trilogy | Platformer, Family | Platformer | PS4, Xbox One, Switch and PC. |
| Astro Bot | Platformer, Family, Action | Platformer | PS5. |
| Clive N Wrench | Platformer, Indie, Family | Platformer | — |
| Psychonauts | Platformer, Adventure, Family | Platformer, Adventure | PC, Xbox and PS2; later PS4. |
| Jak and Daxter | Platformer, Adventure, Action | Platformer, Adventure | PS2; later PS3 and PS4. |
| Sly Cooper | Platformer, Adventure, Family | Platformer, Adventure | PS2; the Sly Collection is on PS3. |
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