Games Like Yoshi's Island
Quick Answer
The closest games to Yoshi's Island are Yoshi's Woolly World, Super Mario World, Kirby's Adventure, Wario Land 4 and Rayman Legends. Below are 9 picks with the reason for each — what carries over from Yoshi's Island, and what does not.
What Made Yoshi's Island Work
Yoshi's Island throws out Mario's rules. You cannot die from touching an enemy — you lose the baby and a timer starts — so the game is about protection rather than survival, and the egg-throwing aiming system gives it a second verb nothing else had. The crayon art still looks better than most things made since.
Also written as Yoshis Island, Super Mario World 2 — same game, same list.
9 Games Like Yoshi's Island
1.Yoshi's Woolly World
The best of the modern entries, and the craft look is gorgeous.
More about this game →9.Kirby and the Forgotten Land
3D platforming built to be generous and full of small inventions.
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How These Picks Match Yoshi's Island
Yoshi's Island is catalogued here as a 2D platformer on the Super Nintendo. All nine picks share at least one of its genre tags — nine platformers and one puzzle game among them.
Four of the picks have their own list on this site, catalogued under the Super Nintendo, the Nintendo Entertainment System, the Game Boy Advance and the Nintendo Switch. Like Yoshi's Island, every one of them can be played by a child and an adult together.
| Game | Genre | Shares with Yoshi's Island | Where to play |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshi's Woolly World | Platformer, Family, Casual | Platformer | — |
| Super Mario World | Platformer, Family, Arcade | Platformer | Super Nintendo (catalogued) |
| Kirby's Adventure | Platformer, Family, Arcade | Platformer | Nintendo Entertainment System (catalogued) |
| Wario Land 4 | Platformer, Puzzle, Family | Platformer, Puzzle | Game Boy Advance (catalogued) |
| Rayman Legends | Platformer, Family, Arcade | Platformer | — |
| Donkey Kong Country 2 | Platformer, Family, Arcade | Platformer | — |
| Super Mario Bros Wonder | Platformer, Family | Platformer | — |
| Tearaway | Platformer, Adventure, Family | Platformer | — |
| Kirby and the Forgotten Land | Platformer, Family, Action | Platformer | Nintendo Switch (catalogued) |
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