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6 Games like SpeedRunners on Nintendo Switch that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to SpeedRunners down to the 6 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. Trials Rising, Move or Die and Sonic Mania top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to SpeedRunners.

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CasualCompetitiveMultiplayerSolo
Year 2016Dev tinyBuild

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Within the “Nintendo Switch” category, the closest game to SpeedRunners is Trials Rising — scoring 78/100 on our similarity scale. Move or Die and Sonic Mania follow close behind.

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The best games like SpeedRunners on Nintendo Switch

6 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to SpeedRunners. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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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Trials Rising

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Closest overall match
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMultiplayerCo-opPvPCompetitive2D
Year 2019Dev RedLynx · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

With SpeedRunners it shares competitive edge, single-player focus and 2D presentation. They part company on tone.

Released 3 years after SpeedRunners.

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Move or Die

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Move or Die
Closest on combat
Platformer2D Platformer
MultiplayerOfflineCo-opSoloPvPMeleeCasualCompetitive2D
Year 2016Dev Those Awesome GuysOn PS4 · Linux · PC

What brings it close to SpeedRunners is a casual, approachable feel, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay, and the two track each other on genre, combat and tone. To that it adds 2D presentation. Its own ground is online features.

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Sonic Mania

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Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMeleeCasual2D
Year 2017Dev Headcannon · SegaOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

On paper it is what SpeedRunners is — a casual, approachable feel, melee combat and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is visuals and tone: pixel art.

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Spelunky 2

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Spelunky 2
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMultiplayerCo-opPvP2D
Year 2020Dev BlitWorks · MossmouthOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

With SpeedRunners it shares single-player focus and 2D presentation. It sets itself apart with adventure storytelling and procedural generation.

Released 4 years after SpeedRunners.

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Spiritfarer

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Spiritfarer
Platformer2D Platformer
Co-opSoloMultiplayerOffline2D
Year 2020Dev Thunder LotusOn PS4 · Linux · PC

Its point of contact with SpeedRunners is co-op play and 2D presentation. The distance is in tone — its own ground is strong narrative focus.

Released 4 years after SpeedRunners.

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Super Mario Bros. Wonder

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Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMultiplayerCo-opCasual2D
Year 2023Dev Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 10 · NintendoOn Switch

What carries over from SpeedRunners is a casual, approachable feel, single-player focus and 2D presentation. They part company on tone: this one brings fantasy world.

Released 7 years after SpeedRunners.

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