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We filtered the 50 games similar to Trailmakers down to the 5 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. Saints Row: The Third, Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag and Strange Brigade top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Trailmakers.

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The best games like Trailmakers on Nintendo Switch

5 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Trailmakers. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

Saints Row: The Third

76 similarity to Trailmakers

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Closest overall match

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExploration

Year 2011Dev Volition · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

What brings it close to Trailmakers is open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on setting and progression: this one brings horror setting and skill tree progression.

It predates Trailmakers by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag

57 similarity to Trailmakers

NGL87

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExploration

Year 2013Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

It comes from the same genre as Trailmakers and shares open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on setting and progression: this one brings stealth mechanics and historical setting.

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Strange Brigade

55 similarity to Trailmakers

NGL79

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineMeleeOpen WorldExploration

Year 2018Dev Rebellion DevelopmentsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

It comes from the same genre as Trailmakers and shares open world exploration, melee combat and co-op play. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery. Where the two diverge is setting and progression: horror setting.

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SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated

48 similarity to Trailmakers

NGL81

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldExploration

Year 2020Dev Purple Lamp Studios · HandyGamesOn PS4 · Android · PC

The genre is the same as Trailmakers’s, and with it open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery. The distance is in setting and progression — its own ground is a cartoon aesthetic and offline play.

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Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter

46 similarity to Trailmakers

NGL73

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldExploration

Year 2016Dev Frogwares · Bigben InteractiveOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

It comes from the same genre as Trailmakers and shares open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on game mode and progression: this one brings puzzle design and strong narrative focus.

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