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We filtered the 50 games similar to Mini Ninjas down to the 8 that fit the “Platformer” category. Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 Classic, Supraland Six Inches Under and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Mini Ninjas.

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Year 2009Dev Feral Interactive

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Within the “Platformer” category, the closest game to Mini Ninjas is Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 Classic — scoring 78/100 on our similarity scale. Supraland Six Inches Under and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart follow close behind.

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The best platformer games like Mini Ninjas

8 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Mini Ninjas. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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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Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 Classic

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Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 Classic
Closest overall match
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeMagicCozyOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 1997Dev DotEmu · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

What brings it close to Mini Ninjas is cozy, relaxing feel, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and world. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in visuals and combat — its own ground is an isometric view.

It predates Mini Ninjas by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Tone70Combat68
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Supraland Six Inches Under

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Supraland Six Inches Under
ActionOpen World Action
SoloRangedMeleeCozyOpen WorldExploration
Year 2022Dev Supra GamesPlaytime ~12hOn PC

If Mini Ninjas worked for you because of cozy, relaxing feel, open world exploration and ranged combat, the same is here. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and combat — its own ground is a relaxing pace and a first-person view.

Released 13 years after Mini Ninjas.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Tone66Combat64
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Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

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Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Closest on visuals
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeCozyOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2021Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5

If Mini Ninjas worked for you because of cozy, relaxing feel, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is combat: shooting mechanics and strong narrative focus.

Released 12 years after Mini Ninjas.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals100Tone71
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Ori and the Will of the Wisps

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Ori and the Will of the Wisps
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeCozyOpen WorldExploration
Year 2020Dev Moon Studios · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~11hOn PC · Xbox · Nintendo

What brings it close to Mini Ninjas is cozy, relaxing feel, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and world. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and combat — its own ground is strong narrative focus and 2D presentation.

Released 11 years after Mini Ninjas.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Tone59Combat36
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I Am Alive

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I Am Alive
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2012Dev Ubisoft Shanghai · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

What brings it close to Mini Ninjas is open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and world. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on tone and combat: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere.

Released 3 years after Mini Ninjas.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals100Combat39
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Sonic Frontiers

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Sonic Frontiers
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2022Dev Sonic Team · SegaOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

It comes from the same genre as Mini Ninjas and shares open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in tone and combat — its own ground is strong narrative focus and 2D presentation.

Released 13 years after Mini Ninjas.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression75Visuals47Combat38
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Lunnye Devitsy

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Lunnye Devitsy
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeOpen WorldExplorationCasual
Year 2009Dev Boss BaddiePlaytime ~2hOn PC

If Mini Ninjas worked for you because of open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus, the same is here. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery. Where the two diverge is tone and visuals: a casual, approachable feel and 2D presentation.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Combat39Tone0
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Hob

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Hob
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeOpen WorldExplorationNarrative
Year 2017Dev Runic GamesOn PS4 · PC

It shares the essentials of what Mini Ninjas does: open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery. Where the two diverge is tone and visuals: strong narrative focus and an isometric view.

Released 8 years after Mini Ninjas.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Combat36Tone0

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