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6 Games like Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet on Nintendo Switch that you should try

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We filtered the 48 games similar to Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet down to the 6 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime, Journey to the Savage Planet and Wolfenstein: Youngblood top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS
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SoloCo-op
Year 2011Dev Shadow Planet Productions

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Within the “Nintendo Switch” category, the closest game to Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet is Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime — scoring 84/100 on our similarity scale. Journey to the Savage Planet and Wolfenstein: Youngblood follow close behind.

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The best games like Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet on Nintendo Switch

6 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet. Each one has been evaluated across 14 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

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Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
Closest overall match
ShooterFPS
OfflineCo-opMultiplayerSoloMeleeSci-Fi2D
Year 2015Dev Asteroid BaseOn PS4 · Linux · PC

What brings it close to Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet is melee combat, a sci-fi setting and offline play, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds 2D presentation. They part company on setting: this one brings a space setting.

Released 4 years after Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet.

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Journey to the Savage Planet

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Journey to the Savage Planet
Closest on progression
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-FiExploration
Year 2020Dev Typhoon Studios · 505 GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

What brings it close to Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet is melee combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and progression. Both also lean on exploration and discovery. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is a first-person view.

Released 9 years after Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet.

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Wolfenstein: Youngblood

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Wolfenstein: Youngblood
ShooterFPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-Fi
Year 2019Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

On paper it is what Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet is — melee combat, a sci-fi setting and co-op play — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: a cyberpunk setting and a first-person view.

Released 8 years after Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet.

Genre100Combat100Game mode76Setting55Visuals0
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Borderlands 4

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Borderlands 4
Closest on setting
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst Person
Year 2025Dev Gearbox Software · 2KOn Xbox · Switch · PC

The thread back to Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet runs through a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings a first-person view.

Released 14 years after Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet.

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Guns, Gore & Cannoli

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Guns, Gore & Cannoli
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerCo-opSoloOfflineMelee2D
Year 2015Dev Crazy Monkey StudiosOn PS4 · PC · Mac

It shares the essentials of what Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet does: melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and 2D presentation. They part company on setting: this one brings horror setting.

Released 4 years after Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet.

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Overwatch

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Overwatch
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiPvP
Year 2023Dev Blizzard EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch

What carries over from Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet is a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a first-person view.

Released 12 years after Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet.

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